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After explaining to the monk guarding outside the door not to disturb He Yuan's sword practice, Zhang Wenfeng came to the left guard court in the east with ease, and knocked on the open courtyard door.

The woman strolling leisurely among the flowers and trees in the courtyard looked back and smiled, making the whole courtyard more colorful in autumn.

"You came."

"Passing by Zhoucheng, come to see you."

Zhang Wenfeng was almost distracted by those Qiushui eyes, and stepped into the well-kept garden-like yard. In the past, Yun Qiuhe couldn't bear to tidy up, and had a carefree temper. He often even messed up his residence. In Zhoucheng As a Dharma protector for five years, I have cultivated a leisurely mood.

Yun Qiuhe swung his sleeves and closed the gate of the courtyard, placing a restraint so that no one would be disturbed.

She had previously received a summons from her subordinates, saying that Guanzhu Zhang had entered the Daolu branch, so she had been waiting in the courtyard.

"By the end of the year my left

My post of guardian is about to expire. Some time ago, my master sent me a message to discuss with me, asking if I intend to take up an official position in another state, and I can go further. I haven't replied yet, and I am a little undecided. "

Yun Qiuhe seemed to speak casually, and looked at Guanzhu Zhang who was approaching.

Qiuyang sprinkled on her face, smiling like a flower.

Zhang Guanzhu asked with a smile, "What do you mean?"

Yun Qiuhe glared lightly, and stopped pretending to be a gentle lady, "I have paid enough for the sect these years, I don't want to be restrained anymore, the world is so big, I want to go around and accumulate experience and knowledge. She worked in the sect for four years, and was left protector for another five years. She didn't want to spend another five years. She rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Master Zhang Daguan, do you have any good places to introduce?"

"The site of Xianlingguan is too small, so it's not very interesting."

Zhang Guanzhu's words made the woman Bo An sad, and continued: "Next spring, Senior Sister Yue will also leave the seclusion, you two will go to a good place as companions, stay for two more years, and then come out after raising your cultivation level to the level of comfort."

Yun Qiuhe scolded with a smile: "That heartless person can't receive a summons, so I don't want to be with her. What a good place, do you want to go too?"

"Things are settled, I will go to retreat for a few years."

Zhang Guanzhu didn't reveal where it was, but deliberately kept it a secret. He needed a quiet place, and broke through to the middle stage of the golden core in one go. The pure soul thread in the sea of ​​consciousness has been slowly emitting soul power, which was absorbed by him.

The fragrance of flowers floated in the courtyard, and after staying for two hours, the sun was westward, so Zhang Wenfeng said goodbye and went out to fly north.

Live in the residence of the Heavenly Master who protects the country in the capital city. On the second day, he visits the Taoist priest and the Great Heavenly Master, and discusses with the immortals. He wants to be a garrison envoy in Guizailing, and a Dharma protector in Chongzhou and Qizhou. Starting next year, he will gradually The disciples who are sent to the free environment go to the officialdom to practice and accumulate their own contacts by the way. They can't always be light without an official.

For some trivial matters, Taoist supervisors and great celestial masters are all right.

After walking for three days, I went to the Chongtian Hall to congratulate, and then flew to Dayi to watch the Lingbao for a few days.

At the beginning of June, he happened to lead his disciples into the secret realm, and Su Xianyuan, the host of Lingbao Temple, successfully broke through the realm and exited. He, the elder, was the last to know.

Going around and returning to the sect, it was already early October, the season when the trees were slack.

While sitting down to drink tea, the head of the mountain finished chatting about other things, talked about Gouwa, and said: "Zhang Xuan'an is diligent in reading and reading. He and Zhao Zhu'er begged several times, and he wants to practice exercises like other apprentices. Meditate, and promise not to be mischievous, Junior Sister Zhao told me about this yesterday."

Zhang Wenfeng put down the teacup, shook his head and said, "It's less than a year, it's far from enough. Don't underestimate Gouwa, even though he is young, he swore to trick him into drinking water. Three years to watch his mind, Not one day less.”

"Understood, focus on nature and then focus on talent."

"I can't help it. His talent in swordsmanship is too good. If he fails the xinxing test after three years, we will send him back and let him bury everyone in the countryside. I don't want to raise a tiger."

Zhang Wenfeng has no room for bargaining on this point, he would rather not cultivate talents, and said: "The little guy has only been with the apprentices for ten months, and he has no cultivation base. He formed a gang and has more than 30 subordinates. Little brother, every little brother seems to be older than him. In the first half of the year, he dared to teach many apprentices to practice swords, so that they could get better results in the quiz. If Gouwa learns the skills, it will not be against the sky."

There is Fan Chongfeng secretly looking after Gouwa, and the temple master knows everything.

One by one, a pen is recorded in the book.

That little guy was afraid of death, he didn't dare to practice the other little brother's skills casually, he was worried that his hands and feet would be paralyzed if he got mad, and he wouldn't even be able to ask for food.

"what?!"

The head of the mountain was taken aback. He knew that Gouwa had taken in a few younger brothers, and he treated them as children playing around, so he didn't pay any attention to it. He didn't expect to accept more than 30 apprentices. .

I've never heard of the little guy instructing other apprentices to practice swords, it's so unbelievable.

No one has ever taught Gou Wa swordsmanship, so how could Gou Dan teach other apprentices?Don't be afraid of teaching mistakes and causing problems.

It is a natural evil, not to be underestimated.

Chapter 666 and 667

I am used to the current Gouwa who is relaxed in his studies, has food and warm clothes, and now he is suddenly asked to write ten more pages every day, recite the scriptures for half an hour, and go to the Jingyi Hall to learn the profound meanings of the scriptures at night. After playing wildly with his friends for a long time, Gouwa felt very wronged, and had to do as he couldn't sit still.

He was born as a beggar at the bottom, and he has long understood a truth, if he wants not to be bullied, he must recruit more helpers.

There is a saying in the countryside that "good people are bullied by others, and good horses are ridden by others".

He took in so many younger disciples, and while he was in the Qingzheng other courtyard with a tight prestige and was not bullied by others, he had several group fights, even those apprentices who had cultivation bases did not dare to provoke him.

He figured out from his own mind that it was the head of the mountain who wanted to punish him, probably because some villain he bullied complained.

I agreed not to tell the adults about the things between the children, and don't let him know which coward it is, it will piss him off.

What makes Gouwa even more depressed is that the former younger brothers have not played with him since the past two days. When they saw him approaching, they swarmed and scattered, for fear of getting the bad luck on his back, which gave him a good experience. The world of people who "fall down the tree and scatter the sun in the lake" is desolate.

October enters early winter, and it gets dark early.

Finished the last stroke in the training hall, dried the ink, and it was getting dusk outside, and took a thick stack of paper to the desk of the teacher's office next door, pressing it with a paperweight to prevent it from being blown by the wind.

There was no Taoist leader in the public house, Gouwa glanced around, and saw a stack of scripture examination papers on another table, and the name "Ye Weiyin" written in the lower left corner of the first one, his heart surged. Nameless anger.

There are more than 70 apprentices in the fourth batch, and there are currently more than [-] people who have advanced to Huaxi Realm, and they have become official disciples of Xianling Temple in advance.

People divide like groups and things like like flock together, and more than 70 outstanding apprentices form their own school and get closer.

The ones he recruited were all the apprentices who were at the bottom of their studies, those who made trouble, couldn't sit still and were restless because of their homework, he had no choice but to complete the homework assigned by the Taoist priest, and then he would tell the master of the temple, he couldn't eat it Walking around will be driven out of the mountain gate to beg for food.

Ye Weiyin is one of the outstanding apprentices among more than 70 outstanding apprentices. He is 13 years old this year. He is tall and strong. He has never looked at him, a half-way apprentice who has not yet learned the exercises.

There is a clear distinction between poor apprentices and excellent apprentices, each playing their own way without interfering with each other.

Gouwa glanced at the door. He quickly picked up the writing brush on the table, rubbed it a few times, and smeared some semi-dry ink on several places on the scroll, and quickly stuffed the first paper in the middle, and then used his hands Pressed down hard on the test paper, oiled the soles of his feet and immediately left the room, went out and looked around, but no one paid attention to this side.

Looking at the lively scene of chasing and playing on the field, Gouwa walked to the other side of the corridor alone and lonely.

The former partner saw him and pretended not to see him, let alone invite him to play together.

The usual free time before dinner is his favorite happy time. He is active everywhere with friends and friends on the mountain and down the mountain. How can he be alone like this now? It reminds him of the miserable situation in the past when begging in the countryside that even dogs are disgusting.

When he came to the gate, he turned his head and saw the temple master climbing up the steps.

Gou Wa hurriedly tried to avoid it, but it was raining all night because of the leak in the room. He was worried that the Master Guanzhu would know his misdeeds and expel him from the mountain gate ahead of time.

He saw with his own eyes that an apprentice was dismissed by the head of the mountain in public because he was at the bottom of the quiz for three consecutive times and violated the rules of the mountain gate several times. He was half dead, but he couldn't make the ruthless mountain leader take back his life.

"Zhang Xuanan, did you do something wrong, why did you run away?"

Zhang Guanzhu smiled and called the little guy who shrank his neck and hid behind the doorpost. The fourth batch of apprentices also exposed many problems because of the arrival of Gouwa. There are many more people seeking improvement than in previous years.

Gou Wa is the black sheep, or maybe a wild catfish thrown into the pond.

The scum in the pond was stirred up, and the minds of the apprentices could be seen more clearly.

Those who are not firm in character, afraid of difficulties and lazy, should not waste the resources of the sect. This is not like going to a private school to take the imperial examination.

There is no turning back in practice, just seize the day and night.

"I've met the temple master, I didn't do anything wrong, just now I didn't see clearly that it was the temple master, I was rude, the temple master forgive me!"

Gouwa respectfully cupped his hands and bowed to salute. He spoke in an orderly and polite manner. He had played from the island to Lingbao Temple, and then to the bustling capital city of Da’an. His foreshadowing, his heart is settled, it seems that the head of the mountain did not report to the temple master.

For him, firing him and letting him live in the countryside to beg for food is no less than killing him.

Nothing but death, nothing more.

As for the act of smearing Ye Weiyin's exam papers just now, he doesn't feel guilty at all, just like he shit in front of the dormitory door of five outstanding apprentices one night, as long as no one is caught It's not a big deal, I just want to disgust those guys who look down on people with dog eyes.

"There's still a while before dinner, come and talk with me."

Zhang Guanzhu greeted, walked to the corridor on the right, and said: "I heard that you don't concentrate on your studies, do your daily homework, form cliques, fight in groups to bully your classmates, shit in front of your classmates' dormitory doors, and smear your classmates' exam papers. , it’s outrageous.”

Gou Wa almost fell to the ground, it's over, the temple master knows everything, he's dead this time.

The temple master possesses supernatural powers, and any bad things he has done can be counted.

Even the exam paper he just smeared clearly, he was dead.

"If you want people not to know, you have to do nothing yourself, so don't play your little cleverness in front of us, or you will hurt yourself sooner or later, and you will suffer the consequences."

Zhang Wenfeng didn't turn back, and walked forward slowly, warning himself.

Poor people must have something to hate, the old saying is not wrong at all.

After walking a while, he waved to the pale-faced little guy who was parked behind him, and said, "I once said that I will allow you to stay in Xianling Temple for three years, and you will not be kicked out of the mountain gate in advance. You can rest assured."

The heartbroken Gouwa came back to life with a sigh of relief, trotting forward like a dog, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and laughing: "Gouwa knew it was wrong, thank you, Lord, for letting Gouwa go. Come back, don’t dare to be stupid again next time.”

In front of others, he would not reveal that he used to be called Gouwa, but in front of the temple master, he felt proud to be called "Gouwa", which was very close, and it was purely his instinct and careful thinking.

"Correct when you know a mistake. It's not about words, but about taking practical actions. In the big class tomorrow morning, you go to the stage to admit your mistakes, and in front of all your classmates and the teacher, tell the classmates you bullied. , the five classmates who have shitted and disgusted, and Ye Weiyin who scribbled on the test paper today, admit a mistake."

Zhang Wenfeng said it as a matter of course, if you don't teach the little guy an unforgettable lesson, you won't have a long memory.

Those who do evil must be tortured with evil methods, and they cannot be tolerated and let go lightly.

The sweat on Gouwa's forehead grew even more, anxious and frightened, he called out, "Mystery Master, can I confess my mistake to them in private?"

When he was in the island country, he hated his second-timer and Wu Mazi who often bullied him. In the middle of the night, he wiped manure on the gate of their house and dug their crops.

Once he recognizes it, he will be responsible for any bad things in the village, so how can he still mess around?

"A brave man is a hero. Don't you often brag about your heroism to your younger brothers, so from this time on, show your courage and don't let others look down on you."

Zhang Wenfeng encouraged with a smile.

Gou Wa secretly thought, he will be beaten up this time, and I'm afraid no one will play with him in the future.

People live a face, and trees live a skin.

The temple master is too ruthless, if he wants to tear off his face and let all the apprentices spurn him, what will the teacher think of him?

Zhang Wenfeng walked forward with a smile, and said, "Don't blame me for being cruel. You made a mistake yourself, so you have to bear your punishment. You make mistakes again and again, three times and four times. Another apprentice would have been fired several times earlier. .”

Hearing the horrifying word "expulsion", Gouwa was sobered up. Compared with Xiaoming, his face is a fart. The memory of the suffering of being hungry is like a scourge. He nodded quickly: "Yes, Gouwa listens to the audience." The Lord will punish me, and I will apologize on stage tomorrow.”

"Knowing your mistakes can make a big difference. I hope you learn from your mistakes and don't do it again next time!"

"The disciple dare not."

"Starting tomorrow, in addition to completing your homework, you go to work in the vegetable field and wheat field every afternoon, and Hu Qiang'er will supervise you. Since you are too full and jump up and down to make trouble, then do more farm chores and know the food. It’s all hard work.”

Zhang Guanzhu waved his hand and left.

Leaving Gouwa, who was eager to slap himself fiercely, bowed in the corridor and said "Yes, disciple obeys." He knew that he was only one step away from being kicked out of the mountain gate.

He no longer thinks about how to win over the younger brother, whether he will be retaliated by his offended classmates.

The urgent thing now is to keep the job in hand, and don't regret it until you are kicked out.

Zhang Wenfeng walked into the tea house, and the head of the mountain poured a cup of tea, shook his head and sighed: "You are so young, he is full of crooked ways, it is amazing, if it is not for the master, you should keep him, put him in my hands, and report to the police The Daolu Branch will never hire. There are so many apprentices, how can he be allowed to lead a bad manner, let alone have the energy to discipline them one by one."

"Give him one more chance, pay more attention to him, if he still commits crimes knowingly, and his character is unbearable, then he will be dismissed and sent away, so that there will be no future troubles."

"Listen to the Lord."

The head of the mountain nodded, starting from this group of apprentices, before December 500th of this year, the apprentices who have not advanced to Huaxijing will no longer have the opportunity to take Qingqi powder three times. [-] years is not a long time, and the resources of the sect must be concentrated On outstanding disciples.

Dismissed apprentices, even if they advance to Huaxi, they will lose the opportunity to enter the great sect, and can only be casual cultivators.

The little episode passed.

Zhang Wenfeng stayed in the sect for more than a month, giving as many lessons as possible to the apprentices, teaching them some principles of life. He practiced chanting sutras every day, comprehended swordsmanship, and went to the cave in the back mountain to sacrifice bronze lamps every day.

In mid-November, when it was snowing heavily, he rushed into the secret realm again.

The sun is shining brightly in the quiet environment of Moling, and it is always like spring all the year round.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the temple master, Di Po, who was strolling on the gravel plain in front of the stone castle, hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute.

"Okay, Dipo, you are the first monk among the second batch of disciples to advance to the Freedom Realm."

Zhang Wenfeng looked at the young and handsome disciples with a steady breath, each batch had a few outstanding ones, as long as they were careful not to have a crooked mind, they didn't have to worry too much, they could still play a very good role in leading the way.

Dipper gratefully said some kind words.

The sect spent a lot of pills and resources on cultivating him. When he was training outside, he also made friends with many talented people from other sects and knew the various conditions of other monks.

While chatting, He He came out from the stone castle, with a somewhat dejected face, and bowed to salute: "The disciple is incompetent, has failed to live up to the high expectations of the viewer, failed to break through the realm for the second time, and has no intention of staying in the secret realm. Please allow the disciples to return."

Zhang Wenfeng was dumbfounded, and stretched out his hand to help the disciple who had never had a sense of presence. It was the mountain gate that Yun Qiuhe brought He and his mother and son into, and more than 20 years passed in a blink of an eye.

Di Po tactfully evaded to the side. Speaking of which, Senior Brother He was eager to break through the pass, which may have something to do with his success in promotion a few days ago. He was too impatient, but he ended up cutting off his current practice path and miserable end.