The Tao is far away

When Wang Chi returned to Carpenter Wang's house, he found that he was not at home, so he put the firewood in the kitchen.

Seeing that Carpenter Wang had not returned for a long time, he could only look through the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat. After all, it had been almost a day and he had only eaten a little bit of food. Moreover, this was the body of a twelve-year-old child. If he was hungry, it would definitely not be a good thing.

The kitchen of Carpenter Wang's house was so messy that Wang Chi searched for a long time before he found a small bag of yellow flour, which looked like corn flour. Then he found some vegetables that he couldn't name, which were probably the local specialties.

Wang Chi sighed: "I can only eat corn paste."

He hasn't eaten corn porridge for many years. When he was a child, he would eat corn porridge with some sauerkraut. After eating it, he would play wildly with his friends in the mountains.

"Oh, I don't know what's going on at home." Wang Chi's eyes were hazy. He thought of his parents. They had raised their son with great difficulty, but now they could only send their son off to his grave.

Wang Chi suppressed his emotions and quickly prepared the ingredients. But when it came time to cook, he was dumbfounded.

"Fuck, no fire!"

Wang Chi wanted to go out and ask his neighbor for a light, but Carpenter Wang lived alone at the entrance of the village, and it was already dark outside, so Wang Chi had to give up.

"Let him starve. Ergou has been hungry for more than ten years now. He doesn't need a big meal." Wang Chi comforted himself. However, he and Ergou were one now, so he could only endure the hunger.

As night fell and the moonlight sprinkled on the earth, Wang Chi stared at the sky through the kitchen window and found that in addition to the three moons, there were several celestial bodies of similar size and different colors in the sky, which looked quite spectacular.

Somehow, Wang Chi's heart suddenly ached, and the pain was so severe that he held his chest for a long time before he recovered.

"No way, could this kid have a heart disease?" Wang Chi thought, "Not only is he not as handsome as I used to be, but he's also sick. This is really unlucky for me."

At this time, Wang Chi heard footsteps outside. It should be Carpenter Wang returning. He quickly got up and went out to greet him.

"Master!" Wang Chi lowered his head.

Carpenter Wang threw a roast chicken to Wang Chi and said, "Come with me."

Wang Chi took the roast chicken and after hearing this, he had no choice but to follow Carpenter Wang.

He felt that something big was going to happen tonight.

Wang Chi followed Carpenter Wang to the kitchen, only to see Carpenter Wang walk to the corner, bend down, grasp a handle, and pull it upwards. Suddenly, a square hole appeared, with steps leading downwards inside, and no one knew where it led to.

"Come down with me." Carpenter Wang said emotionlessly.

Wang Chi had no choice but to follow.

Entering the cave, it was pitch black and Wang Chi could only walk in the dark.

Upon seeing this, Carpenter Wang snapped his fingers, and a flame flew out from his hand, lighting all the oil lamps on both sides.

Suddenly, the passage lit up, and Wang Chi realized that this place was made entirely of stone.

Wang Chi followed Carpenter Wang to the basement with a nervous mood.

The basement is not very large. Various things that look like talismans are pasted on the surrounding walls, and there are strange symbols drawn on the ground. There is also a wooden shelf on the opposite wall, which is filled with books. Opposite it is a table.

Carpenter Wang sat down and said to Wang Chi, "Ergou, eat."

"Thank...thank you, Master." Wang Chi bit the roast chicken hesitantly, thinking, could it be poisonous?

While eating, Wang Chi secretly looked at Carpenter Wang and found that he had his head down, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Damn it, if it's poisonous, it's poisonous!" Thinking of this, Wang Chi began to eat voraciously and finished the roast chicken in no time.

"Are you full?" Carpenter Wang asked when he saw Wang Chi finished eating.

"I'm full, thank you, Master."

Wang Chi felt that this might be his last meal. Could it be that he discovered that I was not Ergou?

"Do you know why I accepted you as my apprentice?"

"Disciple...I don't know"

After Wang Chi finished speaking, Carpenter Wang lowered his head again. At this time, the surroundings were quiet, and even the lights on the wall became eerie. Wang Chi began to sweat coldly, and he felt that he could not even stand steadily.

"Are you willing to practice and inherit my mantle?" Carpenter Wang asked suddenly.

Wang Chi hesitated: Practice?

"Will there be roast chicken to eat after the practice?" Wang Chi said.

Hearing this, Carpenter Wang chuckled, with a hint of disappointment, and said, "Don't even mention roast chicken. When you become powerful, even phoenixes can eat you!"

"That's great, Master, I want to practice!" Wang Chi said excitedly.

But all this was just pretended by Wang Chi. He didn't know why Carpenter Wang was so kind. He had a serious look on his face just now, but his expression changed after hearing that he needed to practice. In short, it would be better to be careful.

"Are you not full after eating the roast chicken just now?" asked Carpenter Wang.

"Hehe, it seems that I am not full. The chicken is too small." Wang Chi scratched his head and said embarrassedly.

"Okay, let's go eat first and I'll teach you how to practice tomorrow."

The two walked out of the basement and came to the kitchen.

"Ergou, what are you going to cook?" Carpenter Wang said, looking at the porridge on the table.

"Master, I wanted to cook, but I searched the kitchen and only found this little bit of flour." Wang Chi said, "I can't make a fire, so I just leave it here."

"Isn't the fire problem easy to solve?" Carpenter Wang said as he stretched out his finger and pointed it into the stove. The firewood inside was instantly ignited.

Seeing this, Wang Chi said happily: "Master, can I be so powerful after practicing?"

"of course!"

"Call me when it's done." After saying that, Carpenter Wang walked out, leaving Wang Chi alone in the kitchen.

Wang Chi let out a breath, sat in front of the stove, and continued to add firewood into it.

However, he saw the wrinkled bamboo that he had cut today, picked it out, and prepared to let Carpenter Wang see what it was tomorrow.

.........

About an hour later, Wang Chi finally finished cooking the meal and took a bite.

"Hey, you know what, it's quite delicious!" Wang Chi said shamelessly.

Wang Chi respectfully brought the corn paste to Carpenter Wang. Carpenter Wang took a bite and his brows were twisted into knots, which showed that it tasted terrible.

"Ergou, don't waste food from now on."

"After you fast, you won't have to eat these mundane foods anymore."

Wang Chi seemed to understand, but he didn't quite understand. He said respectfully, "Yes, Master."

But he is not pretending. Who doesn’t eat?

"Okay, go and have a rest. You can sleep at my place first. I'll go to Widow Liu's place. Your problem hasn't been resolved yet." Carpenter Wang stretched and walked out.

After Carpenter Wang left, Wang Chi finished the corn paste alone.

I’m hungry, I have to eat.

After eating, Wang Chi came to Carpenter Wang’s bedroom. Smelling the moldy quilt, he couldn’t help but frowned. It was too smelly.

No matter how much you dislike him, you still have to sleep. After all, you are only twelve years old and your body is weak and frail.

After a while, accompanied by the musty smell, Wang Chi fell asleep.

In the dream, Wang Chi was standing on a cliff covered with green grass. Wang Chi was very familiar with this place.

"Hey, are you there? Did you bring me here?" Wang Chi shouted, as if he wanted to find the girl in his dream.

In this world, Wang Chi's figure is as small as a mosquito.

She did not appear. On the empty cliff, there was only Wang Chi, with only the breeze blowing across his face.

Little did he know that in the sky behind Wang Chi, there was a red shadow staring at him.