Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 185 Filial Daughter
After leaving the Princess's Mansion, Tian Buli returned to the Hu family residence.

It had not been long since the last visit, and the gate of the house was closed.

Tian Buli didn't call for help, but walked around for more than ten meters to the outside of the wall.

"The heart of Tao is fearless and moves forward courageously."

Tian Buli chanted a spell softly, without any need for a running start, he just threw his whole body weight forward as if he was about to fall down on the spot.

When the body and head came into contact with the wall, there was no hard touch, but rather it was like hitting a cloud-like condensation.

Tian Buli was not in a hurry to go into the yard. He stuck his head out, half of his body stuck out, and looked around.

"Hey! I think it's about time I learn the earth escape technique!"

After saying this, Tian Buli walked in without being seen by anyone, so as not to scare ordinary people.

"I haven't used the wall-penetrating technique much in these years. The one I use the most is the Cloud-Crawling Flying Technique."

"But there is no rush. For now, I still have to follow the Feiyun Dao Fa route. After I have fully learned Yanxia Gong and Feiyun Dao Fa, I can learn other things."

"Just the Yanxia Gong and Feiyun Daofa are enough for me to learn until I am thirty."

"The advanced method of Yanxia Gong is to call the wind and rain, and the advanced method of Feiyun Gong should be the likes of illusion and mirage. Now that I have comprehended Tumbling, I can take a shortcut by turning water into clouds."

"For now, I should focus on practicing more and accumulating Dao practices."

Tian Buli was thinking about the general situation, and just as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he smelled a scent of medicine.

Smelling the scent of copper in the medicinal fragrance, Tian Buli walked over to check it out.

I saw medicine being boiled against the wall in the yard, and some common medicinal stones such as copper powder and licorice were placed next to the fire.

As Tian Buli was standing there, he saw a man walking out of the house. He was less than twenty years old and looked a little haggard.

"Master!" Mei Xiuzhu was delighted to see Tian Buli here, and she bowed and said, "Meetings, Master!"

Tian Buli looked at the strange posture and said with a smile: "What are you doing? I am not from a royal family, I am also from the market, and our ages are not much different, just call me Taoist priest."

Mei Xiuzhu nodded happily, "Okay! Taoist Priest!"

Tian Buli sat on the ground in front of the small stove and pushed the small stool to Mei Xiuzhu.

"Is this for making medicine for your father? I can do it. If you have nothing else to do, sit down and talk. You look very tired, and a little weak and low in blood."

After saying that, Tian Buli used the fire scissors to stir the firewood in the fire, and blew a little air to make the fire more vigorously.

Mei Xiuzhu said hurriedly, "Master, please sit down. I will go get another stool myself."

"No, no, that's what I usually do. I cook medicine all the time. This medicine is not cooked yet, so its efficacy cannot be fully exerted."

Tian Buli continued to blow air into the small stove and put the licorice next to it in to heat it.

After hearing this, Mei Xiuzhu sat on a small stool and said to Tian Buli gratefully: "Thank you, Taoist Priest!"

It was a clear and cool autumn day, and there was nothing wrong with sitting on the ground in the sun in the morning, especially since Tian Buli was already strong and healthy.

However, Mei Xiuzhu was obviously not in good health, so Tian Buli took care of her when he had nothing to do.

"Why are you the only one here? Where are the others?"

Mei Xiuzhu looked bitter when she heard this.

"The rest have gone back, only my father and I are here."

Tian Buli asked curiously, "Where's your mother?"

Mei Xiuzhu replied, "After going to my grandpa's house, my father's health is getting worse and worse. The road from Qitian Prefecture to Hanjiang Prefecture is mostly mountainous, and it is not suitable to take my father on a bumpy ride."

"Many of my father's disciples and servants stole things and ran away. If we hadn't lived here, I'm afraid my father and I would have died."

Tian Buli saw it clearly, "When you are away from home, it is normal to want to go home when something happens, especially when you are working hard, you will definitely not refuse to share the money to go home."

"If your father was fine, they definitely wouldn't run away. If they did, they would be held accountable. Now that so many people have died, it's no wonder they would run away."

Tian Buli felt that it was normal for those people to take the money and run away. After all, so many people died this time, and they were not afraid of being pointed at when they returned home.

Most people are paid as servants, not as if they were selling their lives.

Mei Xiuzhu felt very aggrieved. Everything was fine a while ago, but now she has ended up in this situation.

Tian Buli didn't comfort her either. Some things happened and crying wouldn't solve the problem.

Mei Xiuzhu didn't cry after all. She sat on the stool and looked up at the trees around her.

"Master, we came here in the summer. It's already autumn. We may have to bother you for a while."

Tian Buli smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm also a guest. I'll be here for the next two days. I'll just do the shopping and cooking. I'll also buy some herbs so you don't have to go see a doctor."

Mei Xiuzhu thanked him and said, "Thank you, Taoist priest! I still have some spare money. Please wait for a moment, Taoist priest."

Tian Buli stopped her and said, "Sit down and talk. I'm not someone who's short of money, and your family has already given me a lot of gifts."

Mei Xiuzhu actually didn't have much money left, so she said gratefully, "Thank you, Taoist priest!" Tian Buli stood up and squatted beside the small stove and sniffed, "Okay, it's almost done."

Mei Xiuzhu and Tian Buli went in together to take care of Mei Zhongao.

Mei Zhongao's condition was not good. It didn't seem like a big deal when he was first injured, but he was slowly dying.

Now he is just relying on his internal energy to hold on, and has been in a coma for many days.

Tian Buli took a look and was sure that the old man would not survive more than two days.

"Dad, take your medicine." Mei Xiuzhu slowly fed him medicine with a spoon, but Mei Zhongao couldn't eat any of it and lay there like a dead person.

While feeding Mei Zhongao the medicine, Mei Xiuzhu wiped the medicine juice from the corner of Mei Zhongao's mouth with a towel.

Tian Buli went to the door to clean up the small stove, then picked up a broom to sweep up the fallen leaves, preparing to dry the sweet potatoes for two days before roasting them.

After a while, Mei Xiuzhu came out.

"Master, is my father dying?" Mei Xiuzhu looked at Tian Buli, wanting to know the real answer.

Seeing that the girl was filial and sensible, Tian Buli said, "I don't know much about your mother's situation, nor do I know what's going on in your family right now, but it looks like your father is not in good condition and won't survive tomorrow. If you have nowhere to go, I can introduce you to the Princess's Mansion."

Mei Xiuzhu shook her head and said, "I don't want to think about those things right now. Thank you for your kindness, Taoist Priest."

Tian Buli said, "Well, you just need to be filial for the next one or two days. I will do the cooking and chores. If you need help with your father's cleaning or other things that are inconvenient for a woman, just call me. I happen to be free these days."

Mei Xiuzhu was very grateful, "How can I trouble you with this matter? I can do the laundry and cooking."

Tian Buli smiled and said, "I can definitely cook better than you. I also have experience in doing laundry, cooking, and taking care of patients. Just be filial and accompany your parents on their last journey. That will show your sincerity better than crying afterwards."

After hearing this, Mei Xiuzhu quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you so much, Taoist Master!"

Tian Buli continued sweeping the floor with a broom in his hand. "Go to sleep and have a good rest. When you wake up, the meal will be almost ready. I'll take care of everything here, don't worry."

"Yes!" Mei Xiuzhu saw Tian Buli here, and she didn't sleep well last night, so she obediently went to the house to sleep.

Tian Buli looked up at the lush jujube tree and felt like he was back to the time when he was taking care of Hu Yuwei. He was busy every day and only had some time to meditate and practice at night.

"Practice for an hour at night and see if my cultivation speed is faster than before now that my aptitude and cultivation techniques are complete."

Tian Buli continued to sweep the floor and cook, and was not in a hurry to do the test in the evening.

There is no need to think too much about the result. When I was practicing at the beginning, I was just meditating unconsciously, but now I not only meditate, but also use exercises and various levels of enlightenment to improve the quality of my practice.

With a calm state of mind, Tian Buli washed vegetables and cooked, and helped take care of Mei Xiuzhu and Mei Zhongao.

After practicing for a while at night, Tian Buli opened his calm and peaceful eyes, and soon his brows frowned.

"Fuck! How come it's still the same?"

"How can I practice for one hour, or more than one hour?"

Tian Buli thought about it for more than an hour and came up with many guesses.

"It's possible that this skill is just getting better and better."

"For a person with 500 years of practice, one hour of cultivation is just one extra hour for the person with 500 years of practice."

"For a person who has practiced for a year, if he practices for one hour, it is only one hour of practice for him."

"So this kind of thing is relative. The tofu seller has one day, the scholar has one day, and the Taoist priest has one day."

“But the quality of everyone’s day is not the same.”

"Daoxing represents a horizontal unit, but it is also a unit that tilts upwards, while the others are simply parallel and will soon fall further and further apart."

Tian Buli still felt that he could not understand the current situation.

It seems that the higher the level of Taoism, the more powerful it is, but I always feel that there are deeper reasons for this that I cannot understand at the moment. I must wait until I have accumulated a certain amount of experience before I can see through the specific problems.

It is indeed correct to describe the level of Taoism simply by using the word "how much", but it is definitely not accurate enough.

It's not just the level of Taoism, the improvement and struggle of a cultivator throughout his life are also issues on the same level as the level of Taoism, and are far from being a profound field that a small Taoist like myself can currently get involved in.

If you think too much, you will waste time.

Tian Buli closed his eyes and continued to make the most of his time to practice.

Cultivating immortality is not an easy thing, it requires patience.

Most people don't have the patience to study, let alone practice Taoism by sitting here all day long.

He does not get close to women, does not covet wealth, does not socialize with people, follows a diet and lives alone, and concentrates on thinking about one thing every day.

Not to mention ordinary children, even those ladies who have no worries about food and clothing and stay at home all day long can't stand the loneliness and always need to find someone to talk to and do something.

The next afternoon, Mei Zhongao died.

Tian Buli helped to deal with the funeral and asked the Gao family to help take care of it. Then he took the exam blueprint to the examination room to take the exam.

(End of this chapter)