Chapter 23 Broad Beans and Dried Tofu

"It's you, kid. Follow me in!"

Seeing that it was Chu Yuan, Taoist Ziyun had a complicated expression.

As he spoke, he turned around and took Chu Yuan to the backyard, to a quiet room where he meditated. Both of them sat cross-legged on the cushion, facing each other.

"Master, I brought you something."

Chu Yuan placed the vegetarian dish in his hand on the low table next to him and tore open the oil paper.

The vegetarian dishes were brought by Chu Yuan from the dining hall of Songfeng Temple!
A bag of broad beans and a bag of dried tofu.

Although it is not a delicacy, but just an ordinary side dish, it tastes quite good.

After opening it, the salty aroma of broad beans and dried tofu filled the room.

"You haven't come to Baiyun Temple for a long time. You suddenly came and brought gifts. You must need help from me for something, right?"

Ziyun saw through Chu Yuan's plan at a glance.

"Master, you are really amazing. I haven't said anything yet, but you already know why I came."

Chu Yuan smiled.

"Flattery!"

Ziyun cursed with a smile.

“Broad beans and dried tofu!”

Taoist Ziyun lowered his head and took a look at the things on the table. His expression suddenly changed and there was anger in his eyes.

"You didn't bring these two things from the dining hall of Songfeng Temple? You came to ask me to do something for you, so you brought these things to me?"

Taoist Ziyun looked at Chu Yuan with great dissatisfaction.

When Chu Yuan heard this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his eyes.

Because Master Ziyun was right!

These two things were actually taken out by him from the dining hall of Songfeng Temple.

The reason for this is that although he has become a disciple of the Songfeng Temple of the Qingcheng Sect, he has never had a good relationship with his master Ziyun and the Baiyun Temple. He would go back to the Baiyun Temple to see his master when he has nothing to do, which makes Chu Yuan feel that he does not need to be so deliberate.

So this time he came to ask his master Ziyun for help, and did not go down the mountain to buy some truly valuable things.

I went to the dining hall of Songfeng Temple, grabbed a bag of broad beans and dried tofu, and then went straight to Baiyun Temple.

"Hehe, Master, as the saying goes, a small gift is more valuable than a thought. I know that as long as I come to see you and bring you something, you will be very happy."

Seeing the anger in Master Ziyun's eyes, Chu Yuan was not afraid and said shamelessly.

"I've let you say all the good and bad things, but how can I eat without chopsticks?"

Ziyun glanced at Chu Yuan unhappily.

Chu Yuan immediately understood and stood up.

"Master, I'll get it."

After leaving a few words, Chu Yuan turned and left the quiet room. After a while, he came back with two pairs of bamboo chopsticks in his hands.

He had lived in Baiyun Temple for a year and was very familiar with the temple. He just went directly to the dining hall of Baiyun Temple to get the bamboo chopsticks.

Putting the bamboo chopsticks in front of his master Ziyun, Chu Yuan skillfully walked to the cabinet next to him, squatted down, opened the cabinet door and drawer, and took out a pot of Bamboo Leaf Green Tea and a jade-white porcelain wine cup that the Taoist priest had stored in the cabinet.

After walking to Master Ziyun again and pouring wine for him, Chu Yuan sat back on the mat.

"Since you are so knowledgeable, tell me, what do you need help from me?"

Ziyun picked up two broad beans with chopsticks and put them into his mouth. After chewing them twice, he picked up the wine cup and took a sip, saying with an intoxicated look.

Seeing this scene, Chu Yuan looked somewhat helpless.

This master of his is good in every way except that he has a hobby.

That's alcoholism.

Normally, Quanzhen Taoist priests are not allowed to drink alcohol.

But in Baiyun Temple, he has the highest seniority and is also the abbot, so no one can control him.

Even though he often broke the precepts, no one dared to say anything.

Chu Yuan told his master Ziyun about his experience of going down the mountain.

By the way, he also mentioned that after he created the martial arts "Nine Heavens Gangqi", he was going to create a formation for the Qingcheng Sect.

"You are only ten years old. You have just created a martial art for Songfeng Temple, and now you are thinking about creating a formation? Yu Canghai accepted you into the Qingcheng Sect. It is really a great honor for the ancestors of Songfeng Temple!"

Upon hearing this, Taoist Ziyun put down the wine glass in his hand. He looked at Chu Yuan with a complicated expression and said, "Originally, this outstanding disciple should have belonged to him and Baiyun Temple, but now it has fallen into the hands of Yu Canghai and Songfeng Temple."

This feeling was very complicated, and Ziyun felt mixed emotions.

The more outstanding Chu Yuan is, the more Taoist Ziyun regrets.

At that time, why did he agree to let Chu Yuan join Songfeng Temple!
"The formation can enhance the strength of ordinary disciples of Qingcheng Sect. By combining the strength of ordinary disciples, it can pose a threat to martial arts masters!"

Chu Yuan nodded.

"Master, I remember you said before that to create martial arts, one needs to understand the meridian points, and to create formations, one needs to understand the art of Qimen. So, do you want me to teach you the art of Qimen?"

Taoist Ziyun understood the purpose of Chu Yuan's visit.

In addition to practicing meditation, what he is best at is actually the art of divination.

"Forget it. Considering your bag of broad beans and dried tofu, I will agree to your request. You are a very fast learner anyway."

Ziyun thought about it and agreed without thinking.

The reason why he agreed was that although Chu Yuan joined the Songfeng Temple of the Qingcheng Sect, he was still his disciple.

Secondly, Chu Yuan is extremely intelligent and can learn anything quickly.

There is no sense of accomplishment or difficulty for the person teaching it.

"That's great."

Seeing that Master Ziyun agreed, Chu Yuan said happily.

"Since you want to learn Qimen numerology, you should live in Baiyun Temple for the time being. Traveling back and forth will waste your time and energy. I will keep the room you lived in before for you."

Taoist Ziyun said.

He wanted to take this opportunity to let Chu Yuan stay in Baiyun Temple for a longer period of time.

"Thank you, Master. I will respectfully obey your orders."

Chu Yuan didn't hesitate and agreed.

It is indeed troublesome to go back and forth between Baiyun Temple and Songfeng Temple every day.

The mountain where Baiyun Temple is located and the mountain where Songfeng Temple is located are about seven kilometers apart. It takes one hour for a single trip and two hours for a round trip.

"The so-called Qimen divination actually originated from the ancient Hetu Luoshu. Legend has it that in ancient times, when the sage Fuxi was by the Yellow River, he saw a dragon horse flying out of the river. There was a picture on the back of the dragon horse. Fuxi created the Xiantian Bagua according to this picture."

"King Wen of the Later Zhou Dynasty used this as a basis and created the 64 hexagrams and their lines in the Book of Changes."

"If you want to learn Qimen numerology, you must first understand the Five Elements, Heavenly Stems, and the Nine Palaces..."

Ziyun began to teach Chu Yuan the magic of Qimen.

……

For a period of time afterwards, Chu Yuan studied the art of Qimen with his master Ziyun during the day.

After falling asleep at night, he continued to study in a dream state. In this state, Chu Yuan seemed to be assisted by God.

His attainments in Qimen numerology improved so rapidly that even his master Ziyun was surprised.

However, Ziyun had long known that Chu Yuan was "gifted", and later he was no longer surprised.

Chu Yuan studied in Baiyun Temple for a full three months.

We have learned from the golden autumn to the cold winter, and the end of the year is approaching.

During this period, he returned to Songfeng Temple twice and greeted his senior brother Yu Canghai, saying that he was in Baiyun Temple, learning the art of Qimen with his master Ziyun.

At the beginning, Yu Canghai acted very magnanimous and told Chu Yuan to just study without worry.

However, as Chu Yuan's time intervals back to Songfeng Temple became longer and longer, Yu Canghai finally couldn't bear it anymore.

This time, after Chu Yuan returned to Songfeng Temple, Yu Canghai heard from somewhere that Chu Yuan had returned, and immediately rushed over and blocked Chu Yuan at his residence.

"Junior brother, Songfeng Temple is not far from Baiyun Temple. You want to follow Uncle Ziyun to learn the magic arts. I won't stop you, but you can't live in Baiyun Temple all the time, right?"

Yu Canghai looked a little angry.

"An outsider who doesn't know you would think you are a disciple of Baiyun Temple, not a disciple of Songfeng Temple!"

Yu Canghai said unhappily.

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