My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li looked at Uncle Jiu with curiosity.

Uncle Jiu looked at them and said, "I've said before that you need to do odd jobs for three years to join our Maoshan Mountain. This is to test your character."

Aqiang and Ade said in embarrassment, "Then Master, please at least teach us a little. Otherwise, we won't understand anything. If others find out, it will be a disgrace to you and Maoshan."

Uncle Jiu frowned when he heard this and was about to scold him, but Jiang Li came out to smooth things over and said, "Master, what the two junior brothers said does make some sense. It would be bad if we really didn't teach them at all. If the Taoist temple is built and the disciples don't know anything by then, it would affect the reputation of Maoshan."

"How about this? You can teach them some Taoist scriptures to help them cultivate their Taoist mind, and teach them some martial arts to strengthen their body!"

Uncle Jiu frowned and thought for a while before saying, "That's fine, but I'm busy building the Taoist temple, so I'm afraid I don't have much time to do this."

Uncle Jiu thought for a while and said, "How about this, when you have time in the future, you can explain the Taoist scriptures to them, and then teach them the martial arts you learned in the provincial capital before, so that they can improve their skills to some extent."

Jiang Li thought about it and said to the two of them, "Okay, but I don't have much time, so I may not be able to teach you two step by step."

Aqiang and Ade were overjoyed when they heard this and said, "Thank you, Master and Senior Brother. Let's eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

Now Jiang Li has another part-time job.

...

Three months passed.

In the past few months, Jiang Li has used the Essence Pill to improve his cultivation to the ninth level of Taoist priests. He is only one step away from becoming a human teacher.

That morning, Jiang Lizheng took Qiu Sheng, Wencai, A Qiang and A De to practice boxing in the newly built Qingyun Temple in Lingxiu Mountain.

A young woman came down the mountain. She quickly walked up the mountain to find Uncle Jiu and said, "Excuse me, is Master Lin Jiu here? I went to the charity cemetery to look for him, and the villagers said he has moved to the mountain."

Wencai and Qiusheng were about to step forward to answer, but Uncle Jiu scolded them, "Don't be lazy and keep practicing."

Then he stepped forward and said, "I am Lin Jiu. What do you want to talk to me about?"

The girl said anxiously, "It's like this, my brother-in-law has recently been diagnosed with a very strange disease, and my sister hopes you can go see him."

This is what Qiu Sheng said while practicing martial arts, "If you are sick, just go to the doctor. Why do you come to the Taoist priest?"

The little girl said, "I told my sister the same thing, but she said that doctors can't cure this disease and we have to ask a Taoist priest to cure it. She said that among all the Taoist priests she knows, you, Master Lin Jiu, are the best, so she asked me to come to you."

Uncle Jiu couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's your sister's name? How does she know me?"

The little girl replied, "My sister's name is Michelle. As for how I know you, I don't know."

Uncle Jiu opened his eyes wide when he heard this and said in surprise, "It's Sister Lian."

At this time, Jiang Li finished his boxing practice and came to Uncle Jiu with his four fellow apprentices and asked, "Master, are you familiar with this girl's sister? Do you call her Sister Lian?"

Uncle Jiu ignored Jiang Li and immediately said to the girl, "Wait here for a while. I'll go change my clothes and go with you."

He said this without paying attention to the shocked looks of his disciples.

When Wencai saw Uncle Jiu leave, he immediately asked, "Do you know who the Lian Mei that Master is talking about is?"

Qiu Sheng, the eye-catching guy, smiled and said, "You can tell from the way Master is so impatient that Sister Lian must be his old lover!"

Jiang Li shook his head speechlessly and said, "Young man, I advise you not to talk about these things, otherwise I'm afraid you will save decades and be buried early."

Qiu Sheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he immediately said to the others, "You are not allowed to tell Master about this, or I will be in trouble."

At this time, Uncle Jiu put on the suit that Jiang Li bought for him, and asked from behind Qiu Sheng, "What can't you tell me?"

Qiu Sheng quickly waved his hands and said, "It's nothing, we are just joking here!"

Uncle Jiu didn't bother to ask any more questions after hearing this, and immediately said to the little girl, "This... uh... I haven't asked for your name yet."

The girl said, "My name is Mi Nianjiao."

Now Qiu Sheng looked at Uncle Jiu in a weird way and said, "Why don't you call her Nian Qiu or Nian Cai? Why call her Nian Jiao? There's something wrong with that."

Uncle Jiu didn't want to pursue Qiu Sheng, he just said to him, "Don't meddle in other people's business."

Then he said to Mi Nianjiao, "Nianjiao, let's go!"

Jiang Li watched Uncle Jiu walk out with Mi Nianjiao empty-handed, and said to him, "Master, you guys go to the stable and wait for a while. My brother and I will come to you after we get our weapons."

Uncle Jiu said to Jiang Li awkwardly, "Okay, then hurry up."

Then, feeling somewhat guilty, he walked down the mountain with Mi Nianjiao.

After a while, Jiang Li and Qiu Sheng Wencai brought a large group of people to the stable halfway up the mountain to meet Uncle Jiu.

When Uncle Jiu saw the three people carrying so many things, he immediately asked, "Why are you carrying so many things? Get in the car quickly and don't waste time!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li asked Qiu Sheng and Wencai to get into a car, and then he and his uncle Mi Nianjiao got into another car.

Jiang Li drove the carriage while smiling and said to Uncle Jiu, "You and Nian Jiao didn't explain the situation clearly before, so I prepared some extra things to avoid being caught off guard like you did when you dealt with the centipede monster with inappropriate magic weapons!"

Uncle Jiu felt even more embarrassed after hearing this. It was obvious that he had been too eager just now and his apprentice had noticed something. However, he still said stubbornly, "Then you don't need to bring so many things, right?"

"Look at what you brought, the Three Pure Bells, the Yin Binding Rope, the French Net, Glutinous Rice, a Rooster, a Black Dog..."

Jiang Li smiled and said to Uncle Jiu who was chattering non-stop, "Master, what is your relationship with Nian Jiao's sister Michelle? I saw you calling her very intimately before."

When Uncle Jiu heard this, his face turned red and he stopped talking.

At this time, Mi Nianjiao also looked at Uncle Jiu with curiosity, as if waiting for his explanation.

Uncle Jiu was hesitant to answer at this moment. Jiang Li looked back and said, "Master, there is no outsider here, so just tell me. It would be bad if you let Nian Jiao misunderstand you."

Uncle Jiu looked at Nian Jiao, who was full of doubts, and sighed, "Alas..."

"This story started more than 20 years ago. At that time, Sister Lian and I were both practicing Taoism at Maoshan. Since we were of similar age, we often played and practiced martial arts together. Over time, we developed feelings for each other."

"But the good times didn't last long. Her character and aptitude were not very good. She failed the entrance examination and failed to become a formal disciple, so she went down the mountain."

"I was too young at the time and had only a vague understanding of love, so I didn't follow her, and we never had any contact again."

At this time, Mi Nianjiao said with tears in her eyes, "What a pity! It would be great if Master Lin Jiu also went down the mountain with my sister!"

Uncle Jiu only reacted at this time and asked, "I haven't been in touch with Sister Lian for so many years, how did she know that I was in Renjia Town?"