Snail Village, Morning
Pei Zi Yun woke up early and started a fire. He cooked some porridge and started to study the scriptures. Flipping through the pages, he realized that even with his memory, some of the scriptures were unfamiliar. Reading and studying them was difficult, and he sighed in his heart.
"The original owner hadn't studied for more than ten years. Naturally, he had neglected his studies. Not to mention that I didn't inherit much, even if I did, I'm afraid it would be difficult to pass the capital examination in a hurry."
"Looks like I have to find a Legacy as soon as possible. Under such circumstances, I can only inherit seventy percent of it."
Pei Zi Yun made up his mind to pay a visit to his master's house later to see if there were any Legacies. If not, he would not be able to pass the examinations, but he could not place all his hopes on this. He had to study hard to be safe. Thinking this way, he picked up the book and started to study.
The morning sun gradually sprinkled down from the sky, sprinkling on the thatched hut, the body, and the ground. The dew on the thatched hut evaporated, making it warm. There was a pond not far from the door. A little further away, some urchins were already leading cows or ducks into the fields. The early spring was gradually warming up.
Pei Qian Shi got up and started coughing. After coughing for a while, she prepared breakfast. When she came out of the room, she saw Pei Zi Yun reading a book. She was very satisfied and walked past him, not wanting to disturb him.
Pei Qian Shi entered the kitchen and saw that the fire was already lit. A pot of porridge was simmering on the stove, and the aroma filled the air. She cut up a few shallots and scooped up a bowl of pickled vegetables.
She suddenly thought about how her son was studying so hard, and could not just eat porridge and pickled vegetables. But there was nothing in the house that could nourish his body.
At this point, the sound of a hen clucking could be heard. It was one of the three old hens in the house. It had laid an egg and had just come out of its nest at the back of the house. It was circling around the nest.
Pei Qian Shi was overjoyed and walked over to the nest. There were three of them. Two of them could be given to her son, and the last one could be kept in the nest.
He carefully brought it to the kitchen and started frying it. However, as soon as he inhaled the smoke, he started coughing uncontrollably. This woke Pei Zi Yun up from his deep thoughts. When he heard his mother coughing, he walked into the kitchen.
Seeing that his mother had already scooped up the porridge and was frying an egg, she started coughing uncontrollably. Pei Zi Yun snatched the spatula from Pei Qian Shi's hands and said, "Mother, let me do this. There's smoke, you're coughing badly."
Pei Qian Shi laughed and said, "As long as I'm careful, I'll be fine. You go and study. I've been doing household chores for over ten years, why would I be afraid of this little bit of smoke?"
She was about to retrieve the spatula when Pei Zi Yun pushed his mother out of the kitchen. He rolled up his sleeves and placed the book by the side. Before long, he was done and scooped the soup into a bowl.
Pei Qian Shi placed two eggs into Pei Zi Yun's bowl and said, "Zi Yun, this trip to the capital examination will definitely be tough. Eat one more. Mother is getting old, it doesn't matter how much I eat!"
Pei Zi Yun paused as he looked at his mother's haggard face. His heart was filled with sadness as he picked up one of the fruits and placed it in his mother's bowl, "Mother, you should eat one too. If not, I will feel guilty and won't dare to eat it."
As he said this, he put down the chopsticks in his hands and looked at Pei Qian Shi.
Pei Qian Shi looked at Pei Zi Yun's eyes and knew that he was a filial son. If she didn't eat, then her son wouldn't eat either. Pei Qian Shi didn't decline anymore and lowered her head as she ate one mouthful at a time. Tears seemed to fall from her eyes.
The meal didn't take more than a quarter of an hour before it was finished. Pei Zi Yun raised his head and looked at the sky. There were a few clouds floating in the sky, and the sun was already high up in the east.
They had just finished eating and Pei Qian Shi was already preparing to sew. She picked up a needle and thread and went back to her room to start.
Pei Zi Yun walked over and said to Pei Qian Shi, "Mother, yesterday I was reading the scriptures and realized that I was still lacking. Today, I'm preparing to go to Teacher's house and ask for his help. But I have to inform you that I'm leaving now."
"Son, go ahead." Pei Qian Shi said and didn't say anything else. She then started to sew. He looked at his mother's hands and saw that there were cracks on them. This was caused by doing household chores all year round. He couldn't help but think to himself, "No wonder the original owner wanted to take the imperial examinations to become a scholar.
The Plum Blossom had started to appear when the original owner was ten years old. At that point in time, he wasn't too sure. However, he had a successful experience of absorbing the Plum Blossom from a few old manuscripts.
The original owner was naive at that time, and was a bookworm. He was frightened by the Plum Blossom, and thus wasted a few years.
Of course, he wouldn't do that. Hence, Pei Zi Yun headed towards Zhao Ning's house.
At this time, in Zhao Ning's fenced yard, a young man was carrying a bow and arrows on his back. He held a dagger in his hands and was currently skinning some prey. With every swing of the dagger, he tore a hole in the prey's skin.
At this point, Zhao Ning was drinking tea in his house. He held a book in his hands and was reading it carefully. All of a sudden, he felt something warm in his robes. Zhao Ning reached into his robes and pulled out a talisman. The talisman was glowing brightly. It was the Thousand Mile Shadow Talisman.
Zhao Ning stretched out his finger and pointed at the talisman. A small ball of light appeared on the talisman, and a small figure appeared.
"Elder Zhao, how's the search for your reincarnated senior uncle? You haven't replied for a long time. Today, Senior Brother Sect Leader had a sudden impulse, and ordered me to ask. "
"Haha, I was wondering why you would think of me as a wandering crane. So it was Senior Brother Sect Leader's orders. Please reply to Senior Brother Sect Leader that we have some leads."
"Many years ago, before senior uncle was reincarnated, his last words were to be in Snail Village. When he was born, his name would have the word 'Yun' in it. I rushed over, and found that there were two youths in the village who had the word 'Yun' in their names."
"Dao Arts are very precious, and I have been studying here to differentiate between the real and the fake."
"Based on the current situation, it seems that the person in the yard is the older one. Although he is the descendant of a hunter, he has the bones of wisdom, and his aura is similar."
"There's another one who moved here from another place. He has some poor ancestry, and is the descendant of a government official. It seems that he has a high chance of becoming an Elementary Scholar. He doesn't seem like the reincarnated senior uncle, but we have to be careful and investigate."
Zhao Ning spoke up to this point and smiled, "Speaking of these two, they're both here."
When the talisman heard this, it moved slightly, and the light looked outside.
At this point, Pei Zi Yun walked through the door and looked at the skinned youth. The original owner was very familiar with him, but this was the first time he had seen him. Looking at him carefully, he noticed that the youth had a pair of sharp eyebrows, and a fierce look on his face. He was the son of a hunter in the village, and was said to be a reincarnated person. In the previous life, he had become an Elder of the sect. Pei Zi Yun had wanted to befriend him, but their relationship was still as cold as ever.
At this point, Pei Zi Yun did not reveal his thoughts and walked straight to the door. He knocked on the door, and shouted, "Is teacher in?"
"This person is a person with poor ancestral virtue."
Zhao Ning smiled and said to the talisman. With a wave of his hand, a light flashed and the talisman disappeared along with the talisman.
When Pei Zi Yun entered the room, he saw Zhao Ning drinking tea and reading a book leisurely, looking extremely carefree and relaxed.
"Teacher, yesterday you told me to come and learn from you before the examinations. Today, I've come to bother you. Yesterday, I went back to think about it, and realized that what I've learned is still too little. I don't have enough knowledge and knowledge. Hence, today I've come to visit teacher, to ask for a book to study. I hope teacher will agree to it." Pei Zi Yun looked at his teacher and reported.
"Ai, he's asking for a book to improve his knowledge and knowledge. I thought he would ask how to take the examinations, but instead he's asking for a book to study. That's weird." Zhao Ning then replied, "Zi Yun, all the books I've collected are in the study room upstairs. You can go and get them yourself."
"Thank you teacher!" Pei Zi Yun said respectfully as he walked up the stairs. The stairs were made of bamboo, and were very springy. After a few steps, he pushed open the door to the study room and entered.
At this point, from the room below, a voice could be heard from the hidden talisman, "Elder Zhao, you're teaching this kid. Could it be that you think he'll become an Elementary Scholar?"
Zhao Ning laughed and replied, "Now that the new dynasty has been established, there aren't many scholars. In this chaotic world, who would be able to study in peace? The standard of the examinations shouldn't be very high. Maybe there's hope. If this person is the reincarnation of senior uncle, then that would be a great story."
As he finished, he picked up the book in his hands and poured himself a cup of tea. He then slowly drank the tea and read the book.
Upstairs in the study room, there were five bookshelves. The bookshelves were filled with books. Looking at them, many of them were written by teachers. Pei Zi Yun thought to himself, "In this world of Daoism, the seeds are obtained from scholars."
"Because only scholars can understand the meaning of Daoism."
"In my previous life, although there were stories of ordinary people becoming immortals, but in the Daoist Canons, those who became immortals were all scholars."
As he thought about this, he reached out to touch his teacher's book. The moment he touched it, the petal between his eyebrows seemed to have some reaction, but at the same time, it didn't seem like there was any reaction. He then mumbled to himself, "Looks like I was hoping for too much. Indeed, it's not possible."
"Even if there's a Legacy in this book, as long as teacher is here, I can't obtain it."
"In order for a Legacy to absorb Daoism, there have to be three criteria. It has to be truly ownerless, or it has to acknowledge me, or it has to be killed and taken away. I can't do any of these."
As he thought about this, he casually flipped through the books on the shelves. He wanted to find a solid foundation, so that he could ask his teacher about it before he returned. As he thought about this, he flipped through the books and saw a thin book in his hands. The Plum Blossom trembled, and a "buzz" could be heard. It had some reaction, and he was overjoyed.
This book had a Legacy.
He flipped open the book and saw that the essays were incisive, but there were many parts that he could not understand. He could not help but be delighted.
He didn't bother flipping through the book any further, and hurriedly went downstairs. When he reached the bottom of the stairs, he stopped in his tracks. He was in too much of a rush, and if he left in such a hurry, he would give himself away. He steadied himself and calmed himself down. He then took the book in his hands and bade farewell to his teacher.
"Zi Yun, which book did you choose?" Zhao Ning asked. He then looked at the book and sighed, "So it's this book."
"From the tone of mister's voice, this book seems to have a history? I hope teacher can enlighten me. "
Zhao Ning sighed and said, "This is a compilation of an old Elementary Scholar from the previous dynasty. He had the potential to become a High Scholar, but he was unlucky and met with chaos. His life's ambition was never fulfilled, and he passed away a long time ago. However, he wrote down his ambition in this book, and left this book behind. It's a pity that his descendants didn't cherish it. His daughter sold it to me for only ten copper coins. Zi Yun, if you like it, I shall give this book to you. I hope that you will read more of this book, and fulfill the ambitions of his predecessors. Do not disappoint."
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