A person, no matter whether you are good or not, will always encounter some temptations and some choices. When faced with such temptations and choices, it is difficult for the person in the moment to confirm whether his choice is correct, but he can still see it.

The benefits of new choices.

But in the light of decades or hundreds of years, this choice may not really bring many benefits.

What Mr. Ji said made Lou Jinchen very excited.

Many people can persevere in the face of fear and regain their spirits in sorrow, but in joy there are many heroes who are addicted and unable to extricate themselves.

Lou Jinchen has lived for so many years, and his life has always been dull, step by step, going to school and studying like most people, and at most he has one more hobby than others: practicing swordsmanship.

He never felt that he was so wise that he could withstand all kinds of temptations in the world.

But at this time, he remembered a sentence he had read in some book: "When you don't know how to choose, then see if the choice is moral!"

Ji Fuzi saw a look of joy on Lou Jinchen's face, and then saw a look of struggle.

He didn't speak, just watched, waiting for Lou Jinchen to decide.

"Master, I have heard that Confucianism considers a gentleman to be beautiful. A gentleman attaches great importance to etiquette and regulates his heart with etiquette. I don't know why the master seduces his disciples into corruption as soon as he comes? This is against etiquette!"

Lou Jinchen didn't know much about Confucianism in this world, but he thought it should be similar, so he said this based on his own understanding.

After listening to Lou Jinchen's words, Mr. Ji's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said: "I didn't expect you to know that the six arts of Confucianism attach great importance to etiquette. You said that I was rude to seduce you, but in fact I saw good talents and beautiful jade but got stuck in the mud.

I can't bear to be polluted. This is the beauty of a gentleman. If you call yourself a disciple in front of me, how can I have the courtesy to just sit back and watch?"

When he said this, Lou Jinchen couldn't say anything to him for a moment. If he was really sincere, how could he blame him?

Immediately he sighed: "Disciple, there was a flood at home, and all my family members were lost. They were begging here. The temple master took him in and taught the Dharma. How can you abandon the Fire Spirit Temple when it is in danger? Master has the best intention, disciple.

I dare not bear it."

Master Ji looked at the young man who was speaking, and he clearly felt that as the young man finished speaking, the trace of confusion and joy in his eyes dissipated and became clear and firm.

He understood that this young man's heart was moved just now, but he restrained his eager heart through those words. Those words were spoken not only to himself, but also to his own 'heart'.

"What a good boy." Master Ji thought to himself and began to appreciate him more and more. If Lou Jinchen had agreed just now, he would be a little more regretful while being happy, but now he is more appreciative.

"What's your name?" Master Ji asked.

"Disciple Lou Jinchen!" Lou Jinchen replied.

"Climbing the tower to get close to the stars is a good name." Master Ji sighed: "Master Huo Ling is a blessed person. You just said that Huo Ling Temple is in danger. What do you mean by this?"

So Lou Jinchen told the story about the temple master refining medicine in Dujiazhuang these days and what happened in Matoupo, and also mentioned the temple master's belief.

Master Ji frowned slightly after hearing this, then read the letter from the patron, and said: "I am not familiar with your patron, and I only recommended Granny Du to him because of her status as the Wuzang God Cult. The Five Zang God Cults vary in quality.

I don’t want to have any more interactions with him, but this time it can’t be said to be your fault. Fortunately, you didn’t form a blood feud with Dujiazhuang, so there is still room for relaxation.”

"Grandma Du was once a disciple of Qingluo Valley, and she studied arts with Elder Hua Xiaoxiao of Qingluo Valley. When they were young, they encountered strong enemies while traveling. Grandma Du injured her foundation in order to save Hua Xiaoxiao, and then left Qingluo.

Gu returned to Dujiazhuang. Granny Du has a stubborn temperament. If she insists on asking Hua Xiaoxiao, Hua Xiaoxiao will have to come forward."

"I wonder what kind of practice this Qingluo Valley practices?"

In Lou Jinchen's mind, if a fight cannot be avoided, then he should know more about the other person.

"You, the temple masters, are new to Swimming City and may not understand this. Qingluo Valley is the inheritance of the Secret Food Sect. Do you know what the Secret Food Sect is?" Master Ji asked.

Lou Jinchen shook his head. Although he had met many practitioners of all kinds, he had no idea what sect they were.

"Qingluo Valley belongs to the secret food sect. It searches for monsters and monsters in the world, mixes them into secret medicines, and eats them to obtain the Dharma." Master Ji said: "The secret food sect was originally a miscellaneous stream. Later, someone found a way to see the gods.

The path has become one of the righteous dharma in the world. However, most of the secret food sects have not obtained the inheritance of seeing gods, and those who try to practice it on their own will eventually become monsters."

"Qingluo Valley has not received the inheritance of seeing the gods, but after years of exploration and improvement, it already has a relatively stable secret food path."

Ji Fuzi's words reminded Lou Jinchen of the 'monster' he went to kill in the mountain temple on the order of the temple master. The temple master said that it was the demon transformed by the monks of the Secret Food Sect.

"Every few years, Hua Xiaoxiao would come to the school to read the Confucian holy scriptures with me to restrain her mind. I wrote a letter to her. I thought she would give me a bit of kindness. The boundary of Swimming City is still stable.

Some good ones.”

After Master Ji finished speaking, he wrote a letter in front of Lou Jinchen. Just when Lou Jinchen thought he was going to be a messenger again, Master Ji folded it into a paper crane.

Lou Jinchen instantly thought of a spell.

Origami into a crane.

I saw Mr. Ji holding a wing of the paper crane in his hand, throwing it casually into the air, and said: "Go to Qingluo Valley to find Hua Xiaoxiao!"

While his hand was still holding the paper crane's wings, the paper crane was already glowing with white light. The white light was like smoke and dust. A white crane flapped its wings and broke away from Master Ji's hand, and in the voice of Master Ji's instructions

Flying out of the pavilion, breaking through the breeze and flying into the sky.

"This, the paper crane has become a real white crane? Can it understand the master's words?" Lou Jinchen couldn't help but ask after seeing this.

"It's just a piece of paper, how can it become a real crane?" Master Ji said with a smile.

"Then why did Master still say that sentence?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"Of course I'm telling it to myself." As soon as Ji Fuzi finished speaking, Lou Jinchen became even more confused, but he also knew that this was the key to this spell. If no one figured it out, he didn't know when he would be able to figure it out.

Just like the two steps of the magic formula taught by the master, as long as you understand it, you can quickly practice it.

"Want to learn the Fa?" Master Ji asked.

Lou Jinchen was overjoyed, and he bowed quickly and said, "Disciple, please ask Master to give me the Dharma!"

"Although this is just a matter of words, it is still a Confucian method and should not be taught to outsiders!"

Master Ji's words made Lou Jinchen stunned for a moment, and then he heard Master Ji say again: "The qi refining method you practice should be based on the foundation, focus on qi refining, and don't seek too many methods. However, on the fifteenth day of every month

, I will teach the Dharma here, you can come and listen."

At this point, Lou Jinchen knew it was time to leave.

Although the Dharma was not taught, I was allowed to come here to listen to the Dharma on the fifteenth day of every month, which was naturally a happy thing.

After leaving Ji's school, seeing that it was almost noon, he decided to go to the homes of Shang Gui'an and the Deng family to see if they could have a meal.

Master Ji was indeed very good. He wanted to be his disciple and betrothed to his granddaughter. After he refused, he didn't even spare a meal.

Shang Gui'an's home is in the east of the city, and he still needs to find out where it is. Fortunately, he knows which street it is on. After asking a passerby, he can find the street in just one stick of incense.

This is a spacious and clean street. It can be seen from the houses on this street that the people who live here are either rich or noble.

Looking for it, it was easy to find the Shang Mansion.

However, he did not see Shang Gui'an's father.

And he couldn't even get in. After he reported his identity as a disciple of Huo Ling Guan, he was not invited to wait in the mansion. Instead, he waited on the street. After that, a man who looked like a butler told him that Mr. Shang had traveled far away.

, went to other counties to handle matters.

Not to mention wanting to have a meal, there wasn't even a sip of tea.

Looking at Lou Jinchen leaving, the housekeeper spat lightly and said to the young man next to him: "Begging in the rivers and lakes, even people like Huo Lingguan will be accepted. I really can't get on the stage."

Lou Jinchen was a little thirsty and his stomach was growling. He looked for the Deng family again, thinking that if he didn't get a sip of water when he went to the Deng family's house, he would... but he would just...

...that's too much.

When I left this street, I saw a white cloth hanging on the door of one of the big houses. This meant that someone in the family had died.

He continued walking forward, turned around a street, and found the Deng Mansion. The Deng Mansion was relatively close to the county government office in the city. Although the entire family was not as big and new as the merchants, it still had a solemn atmosphere about it.

After knocking on the door, the same concierge asked him where he came from. After he reported his identity as a disciple of Huo Ling Guan, the other party immediately introduced him into the guest room. After the butler appeared, the concierge left, and the butler asked someone to report his wife, and he

Immediately ask someone to make tea and stay with you.

The housekeeper is a man in his forties, wearing a black hat, a black shirt, and a black beard. He looks lean and has shrewd eyes.

He looked at Lou Jinchen in front of him, and was surprised that this disciple of Huo Ling Temple was so poorly dressed.

He heard that the master told his wife yesterday that the disciples of Huolingguan went to Matoupo to clear away the weird things there. Of the many people who went there, only the disciples of Huolingguan came out alive.

The Ma Tou Po village massacre was a sensation in Swimming City at that time. It had been quiet for more than ten years after it was suppressed, but it became violent again during this period. Even the Lu family, a family that built temples in the city, lost their hands. Mr. Lu Da and

Mr. Lu Er was not even among them, which shows that this is an extremely dangerous place, which has caused many people in the swimming city to be killed.

The housekeeper later went to inquire, but could not find out any more details. He only knew that the disciples of Huolingguan were ordered to rescue Escort Du Desheng, but everyone who went in together died, and he was the only one who came out with the body of Escort Du Desheng.

Lou Jinchen didn't care about other people's looks. He picked up the tea cup and drank it. It was a bit hot on the mouth, but he could bear it. He drank a cup quickly, and the maid standing aside to serve immediately added more. After drinking three large cups in a row, Lou Jinchen stopped.

When he got down, he smiled and said, "I'm sorry to the elders. I haven't had any water or rice since I left home in the morning. I just went to Shang Mansion, but I couldn't even take a sip of water."

The housekeeper did not expect Lou Jinchen to speak so bluntly, telling him the reasons why he was thirsty and hungry, and what happened to him.

"Xiao He, go bring some pastries to the corridor chief to cushion your belly!" the housekeeper immediately ordered the maid standing next to him.

After a while, a maid brought a plate of pastries, and Lou Jinchen immediately started eating without delay.

This is the first time Lou Jinchen has eaten such exquisite food in an upper-class family in this world. He doesn't know what it is made of, but it is really delicious. He can't help but think of Deng Ding. The life in his family is so

Okay, it's not like Shang Guanjia was sent away, but he had to go to Huoling Temple to learn from his master and live a life of poverty.

At this time, a gust of fragrant wind came, and two women walked in from the back hall. Walking in front was a female servant, exuding nobility, with hair like dark clouds, beaded flowers, a face like a full moon, and a thin necklace around her neck.

Pearl necklace.

As soon as she came in, Lou Jinchen was able to guess who she was, and heard the housekeeper and the maid call "Madam" again.
To be continued...