With magical powers, I can quietly meditate on sutras for hundreds of years and become an immortal.

Chapter 9 A humble life

Thanks to the reminder from "The Qi from Tiangang Big Toad".

It made Li Zhen put aside his complacency because everything had gone well during this period and take a serious look at himself.

Martial arts practice is necessary, and strength improvement is also important.

However, everything must be relaxed and moderate.

Recently, he has been a little eager for quick success.

After thinking about this clearly, Li Zhen quickly made changes.

I picked up Tai Chi and practiced it for a few days, but threw it away after not finding any magical effects.

In this slow boxing routine, polish your mentality.

Neither arrogant nor impetuous, upright and peaceful.

At the same time, the number and time of practicing "Toad Fishing Gong" every day are also strictly limited.

Only at sunrise, practice for half an hour to strengthen your inner breath.

Correspondingly, you should also practice the Great Toad Qi at night to balance the yin and yang in the Dantian.

The rest of the time is spent reading.

Increase your knowledge and enrich yourself.

The human body is a treasure house full of secrets.

And based on his current understanding, it was just a drop in the bucket.

I thought I had figured out the secrets of martial arts practice.

Now it seems that it is just his self-righteousness.

The days passed like this.

One autumn rain and another cold, the weather is getting colder and colder.

Xiaochunzi was like the last time he said goodbye and left, without any news.

Although I already had some inexplicable premonitions in my heart.

But Li Zhen still had some vague expectations.

Looking forward to the day when the familiar Xiao Chunzi would walk into the courtyard carrying a food box.

He smiled honestly and said hello to him:
  "Little Taoist priest, I'm here to see you."

Xiao Chunzi is not waiting for him yet.

Li Zhen found a "special" visitor in the courtyard.

It was a late autumn morning, and yesterday's light rain had not yet dried up.

It accumulated in the low areas of the courtyard and formed a thin layer of ice.

"It" was lying on its back, frozen on the thin ice.

Less than the size of a palm, the light yellow and black tortoise shell has neatly arranged lines.

I don’t know which courtyard of the palace he escaped from.

I don't know if I'm dead or alive.

In line with the principle that doing more is worse than doing less, Eunuch Yu planned to throw it outside and pretend he didn't see it.

Li Zhen said something nice and asked for it from him.

The days in the library were too lonely, with books all day long.

Eunuch Yu is also a man who doesn't like to talk and enjoys himself.

Even if I was used to living alone in my previous life, at least I still had cats and dogs accompanying me at that time.

Here he has nothing.

If this little thing is still alive, it would be nice to have a turtle as a distraction.

At the very least, live long.

If raised well, one turtle might be passed down to three generations.

Fortunately, this little turtle was quite tenacious and lived up to Li Zhen's wishes.

As a result, there was a new resident in the library.

A little turtle named Changsheng.

The first snow of winter came suddenly.

It was like an uninvited guest appearing in the library early in the morning.

"Uncle Tian."

Li Zhen shook off the winter clothes sent by the palace officials a few days ago.

He stood up and looked at the person in front of him in surprise.

After a long time since that day in the main hall, he saw Taoist Tian again.

However, he looked a little different from the last time when he was calm and calm.

Although Taoist Tian still always has a smile on his face, his unconventional demeanor has disappeared from his eyebrows.

There is a bit of haze, but also a bit of nobility.

Li Zhen knew that the man in front of him was a popular figure in front of the current King of Huainan, and he could not afford to offend him.

Then he respectfully called his uncle, showing the courtesy of a junior.

When you go out, keep your head down and don't shiver.     “Hehehe.”

Taoist Tian smiled and raised his hand to support Li Zhen, who was bowing down.

"How are you doing, nephew?"

"Excuse me, uncle, I'm sorry. Everything is fine."

Li Zhen answered sternly and calmly.

"Ah."

Taoist Tian nodded.

His gaze swept across the dark library filled with bookshelves.

Then, the purpose of this trip was revealed.

"Master Nephew Li, I heard that you met Xie Chun, the palace maid in the palace, and became good friends?"

Li Zhen was stunned.

Suddenly he realized that Xie Chun should be Xiao Chunzi's full name.

As he felt a little bad in his heart, he said without hiding anything:

"Xiao Chunzi was originally responsible for delivering meals to the library, and I got to know him from time to time."

"He is close to me in age, so we have a closer relationship."

Without moving his eyes, his deep eyes stared directly at Li Zhen's eyes, as if he could see through people's hearts.

Li Zhen told the truth, he had no evil intentions, and he was not afraid of him seeing it.

Just like that, the two looked at each other.

After a while, Taoist Tian took the lead in retreating.

As if nothing had happened, he took out a small bag from his arms with a smile and placed it on the table in front of him.

"That's right. Xie Chun is highly valued by the prince, and he has a great trust to go out and do a big thing."

"He entered the house at a young age and has no relatives outside. After all calculations, he only has a good friend like you, so I entrusted the old man to give you the money he has accumulated over the years."

"Well, Xiaochunzi."

Li Zhen asked carefully without looking at the money bag on the table.

"Now you don't have to worry about these."

Taoist Tian waved his hand and said nonchalantly:
  "When he comes back, the prince will definitely give him a big reward."

"In that case, I will keep it for Xiaochunzi for a while."

Li Zhen lowered his head and said this.

To cover up the sadness flashing in his eyes.

From beginning to end, Tayu never mentioned what would happen if Xiaochunzi didn't come back.

Yes, if you can't come back, everyone will definitely die.

What's the need to think about it?

Selling oneself to the palace as a palace servant.

This is life!

What fate?

A humble life!
  Looking at Taoist Tian's back as he was about to walk out of the library, Li Zhen sighed quietly in his heart.

Suddenly, Taoist Tian, ​​who had half-stepped over the threshold, turned his head.

With a kind smile on his face, he said:

"Master Nephew Li, I think this library is too cold to live in for a long time."

"It just so happens that my place has a lot of things to do and is short of manpower. If you are interested,"

Li Zhen was stunned, not expecting that Taoist Tian would extend an olive branch to him.

His thoughts were spinning rapidly, and he refused respectfully and politely:
  "Thank you for your kindness, uncle, and please allow my nephew to refuse."

"My master made a wish before his death to compile the Dao Sutra. Although my nephew is not very talented, he still wants to inherit the legacy of his mentor and dare not forget it."

Knead the seal and make a bow.

Hearing this, Taoist Tian nodded in understanding and said nothing more.

But the moment he turned around and left.

A trace of invisible satisfaction clearly flashed in his eyes.

Taoist Qingsong was a fool in cultivating Taoism, and as a result, he left a disciple who was also a fool.

While you are in the royal palace, you don’t want to pursue achievements and a prosperous inheritance, but you want to compile books?
  This is not a fool, who is a fool.

But that's fine.

The fool has just been spared his life, so let him stay in this library.

He is enough for the Taoist priest beside the prince.

A bright light flashed across his face, and Tian You swung his crane cloak.

Floating away.

(End of this chapter)