Chapter 338 Because the Sunset is Beautiful
Wang Feiyin was silent for a moment and then asked, "Who is Qu Le?"
"The nephew of Wulin Alliance Leader Lin," Pan Yun said after a pause, "He has a good aptitude, but his comprehension is not high."
Wang Feiyin stroked his beard and said, "The aptitude for cultivation is more important than understanding."
Pan Yun nodded. This was one of the important reasons why Xuan Miao rejected him. "Fourth Senior Sister felt that it would be misleading to lead him into Taoism, so she never agreed."
Wang Feiyin: "Since you have already rejected him, why did you suddenly change your mind?"
Pan Jun sighed and said, "He is very persistent."
Wang Feiyin understood, "You are soft-hearted."
Pan Jun scratched his face and said, "He might still be kneeling in the inn now."
Wang Feiyin said, "I'll go there tomorrow morning. If he's still kneeling in the inn, why not give him a chance?"
Pan Yun was concerned and asked cautiously, "Is the opportunity you are talking about our family's opportunity or Longhu Mountain's?"
Wang Feiyin glanced at her and said, "It seems that he is really not suitable for Sanqing Mountain. If you are so worried, it must be Longhu Mountain."
Pan Yun laughed and said, "In order to become my and Fourth Senior Sister's disciples, he is willing to give 10,000 taels of gold."
Wang Feiyin immediately became serious and said solemnly: "I understand. I will write the recommendation letter when I go back tonight."
Longhu Mountain is different from Sanqing Mountain. There are only a few people in Sanqing Mountain. They are poor, each one of them specializes in one path and has few disciples.
Neither he nor Pan Yun are suitable to accept disciples. The future of Sanqing Mountain will definitely fall on the disciples of Yin Song and Tao Ji. If nothing unexpected happens, the second brother's mantle will be inherited by Yin Qingjun and Miaozhen.
The third child has Miaohe.
Even if he and Pan Yun wanted to pass on their skills in the future, they would accept people and place them under the wing of the second or third son...
Sanqing Mountain, quality is more important than quantity.
As for Longhu Mountain, since it is the seat of the world's Taoist tradition, it has both elites and numbers.
The conditions for accepting disciples are not that strict.
We accept those who are qualified, those who have connections, and those who have money...
There are different ways of entry, different qualifications, and also different teaching methods and courses.
Since Qu Le is not short of money and Wang Feiyin has connections, he will have a way to get him into Longhu Mountain. How much he can learn after entering depends on his ability.
Along the way, Wang Feiyin asked a lot of questions about Qu Le.
Pan Yun didn’t know much, so he could only talk about the battle against the Japanese pirates in Quanzhou.
Although we don't know much, we can tell what kind of person he is from a few things and his words and deeds. "In terms of deeds, he dared to rush to the front line to kill the Japanese pirates. He is not a person who likes to be lazy and hates work, and he is a second-generation Wu who has ideals and bottom lines. "
Pan Yun continued, "In terms of his heart, he dared to directly say that he was going to the war to make a name for himself. This shows that he is honest and can be considered an upright person."
Wang Feiyin glanced at her and said, "Your third brother thinks that he only cares about fame and fortune and is narrow-minded. He also draws inferences from this and thinks that he is stupid and doesn't know it. But you can find his good points from this."
Pan Yun said: "People have two sides. The other side of shortcomings is advantages. Brother, I am afraid of death. You can also say that I cherish my life. I am decisive in doing things, but if I am decisive a little bit beyond the line, it is arbitrary. And who can judge whether I have crossed the line?"
“Even I can’t do that. Looking back from the future, everything will be clear. But we are standing in time, and no one knows whether our current persistence will be right or wrong in history.”
"He wanted to become my disciple, and I was tempted because the benefits he offered were too attractive; I refused because I didn't want to harm him and his family, or mislead the students; I was soft-hearted at this moment because the sunset today was too beautiful, and my senior brother gave me some advice, and I didn't want to extinguish his desire to practice Taoism."
"You are not Yu, and we are not him either. We cannot make decisions for him. Being rejected from the path of Taoism is the best choice for him." Pan Yun said softly, "Practicing Taoism is about cultivating the mind. Even if the future is difficult, as long as the mind is at peace, I am willing to do so."
Wang Feiyin paused for a moment, smiled gently, took Pan Yun's hand and said, "Okay, I'll go on this journey for you."
After saying that, a flying sword appeared in his hand and he swung it out, carrying her up, across the mountains, and heading towards the Sanqing Temple.
Sanqing Mountain is composed of three peaks: Yujing, Yuxu and Yuhua. Sanqing Temple is located on the highest Yujing Peak.
Wang Feiyin chased Pan Yun to Yuxu Peak.
He took her through the mountains and soon returned to the backyard.
Wang Cong, who was standing in front of the cliff watching the sea of clouds, saw his father riding a flying sword and leading his junior uncle out from behind a stone mountain and flying straight towards him, so he stepped aside to make way.
Wang Feiyin's flying sword disappeared instantly. He brought Pan Yun to the ground slowly from mid-air, smelled the fragrance in the air and asked, "Is the food ready?"
Miao He heard the sound and ran out of the kitchen with a fire poker, saying excitedly, "It's almost done, it's almost done. The radish has been in there for quite a while. It will be ready in another quarter of an hour."
She looked at Pan Yun with starry eyes and asked with concern, "Master Junior, where did you get hit?"
Pan Jun touched her butt.
Pan Xiaohei, who jumped off Pan Jun's shoulder before the flying sword landed, went into the kitchen, found a warm spot by the stove to warm himself by the fire, and laughed at the words.
Miao He looked at her butt with sympathy and said, "I have already picked out the piece of lamb ribs with the most meat. I will give it to Junior Master later."
Pan Jun was touched: "Thank you Miaohe."
Wang Feiyin: "Is the hot water ready?"
Miao Zhen, who was leaning against the door, said, "It's ready."
Wang Feiyin said to Pan Yun, "Go take a shower and change your clothes. It will take a quarter of an hour. Cong'er, go get some eggs to make fried eggs." Wang Cong said, "There are enough dishes for tonight. There is so much mutton and lamb ribs..."
When Wang Cong saw his father looking at him, he closed his mouth with his hands and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."
Wang Cong went to touch the eggs.
It's winter now, and the hens on the mountain no longer lay eggs. The eggs now are all saved from before.
Before, it was just the father and son at home, and they consumed at most two meals a day. Sometimes they were too lazy to even boil eggs. They ate and drank all day long at the foot of the mountain, so they saved a lot.
Wang Cong squatted in front of the basket filled with rice husks, picked out the seven largest eggs and went into the kitchen.
It is very easy to make poached eggs. Boil water in a large pot, add some ginger slices and a little oil, then beat the eggs and add a little salt. Once the eggs are cooked, you can serve.
Pan Jun took a quick bath, put on her clothes and rushed over towards the fragrance.
The weather is cold, so the dining table is now set up in the kitchen. The poached eggs are ready, and the other dishes are also served on the table. When Tao Yanbai saw Pan Yun coming, he started serving the rice.
He asked Pan Xiaohei, "How much do you eat?"
Pan Xiaohei meowed long and loudly.
Tao Yanbai served it a bowl of rice.
Pan Yun took it and asked, "Do you want mutton soup or egg soup?"
Pan Xiaohei was silent for a moment and then started meowing.
Tao Yanbai: "It's over, it's too complicated, I don't understand, Junior Master."
Pan Yun took an empty bowl and divided the rice into two halves. "It said it wanted both, half for egg soup and half for mutton soup."
Miaohe: "It really knows how to eat. I want to do the same."
Wang Feiyin glanced at her and said, "You are not allowed to soak the rice in soup. The soup and rice must be eaten separately."
Miaohe's shoulders slumped, but the rice with soup was really delicious. She could even not eat meat and just use mutton soup or egg soup to soak the rice...
Miaohe sucked her saliva, covered her stomach, and felt very hungry.
Finally, she took advantage of Wang Feiyin's inattention and scooped up half a spoonful of soup from the lamb ribs with a spoon to soak the rice.
The rice melted in the mutton soup. She took a delicious bite and couldn't stop eating.
Wang Feiyin sighed as she ate. Among the four children, she was the best eater. No wonder her belly just wouldn't go down no matter how hard she practiced.
Wang Feiyin sighed, but seeing how happily she was eating, he couldn't help but smile and gave her a piece of meat.
After picking up the food, Wang Feiyin couldn't help but silently feel guilty in her heart. She had eaten enough, so why couldn't she help feeding her?
Wang Cong was also feeding Pan Xiaohei. He picked up an egg for it and said, "One egg for each person."
Pan Jun responded, picked one up for himself, and bit into the yellow. Well, today's sun really looked like a poached egg yolk.
While eating, she looked around and asked, "I passed by the guest room when I went back to my room to take a shower just now, and it seemed that no one was there. Where is Hongyan?"
Tao Yanbai said: "She came out of seclusion, and as soon as she came out, she said she wanted to go out for training, and Xiaohong went with her."
Pan Jun was stunned. "Gone?"
Wang Feiyin said: "After she took the enlightenment pill, she looked more like a human. Her ears have been transformed into human-like ones, but her tail cannot be completely hidden."
"But it's not difficult. You can hide it by wearing a long skirt. It's winter now, and the tail will be even less noticeable with more clothes," Wang Feiyin said. "I saw that she wanted to gain more insights, so I asked her to go down the mountain. It happened that Xiaohong was following people around recently, and she vaguely remembered something, so I asked them to go down the mountain together."
Pan Yun was worried, "During the New Year, there are many Taoist priests and nuns in the mountains, and they..."
Wang Feiyin smiled and said, "I read their fortune and they said it will be safe and sound, with more benefits than disadvantages, don't worry."
Pan Yun clenched his chopsticks tightly, and Wang Cong looked up and couldn't help muttering, "Your fortune telling... makes me even more worried."
Wang Feiyin turned his head to look at him, "What did you say?"
Wang Cong immediately lowered his head to eat and said vaguely, "Nothing."
Wang Feiyin snorted.
Pan Jun did not dare to speak and could only pray silently that the senior brother's divination would be more accurate, and that the fox and the ghost would be smarter and that they would be safe and sound.
After eating and drinking, Pan Yun went to wash the dishes silently.
Wang Cong went to help, and Tao Yanbai boiled hot water for them. One person washed and then helped another person clean, and they worked together seamlessly.
Wang Feiyin said to Miaohe, "Go, get the account book and report the expenses of the past few days to your junior uncle."
Miao He did not move, and said, "It's just a few days' account, I have it all memorized in my mind."
She memorized it directly.
After listening to this, Pan Yun did some mental calculations and felt relieved. He said, "Miao Zhen and I earned 180 taels of bounty this time. There is another 48 taels of talisman fees and gratitude money. All the expenses were paid by the master's nephew. With the 500 taels he gave us, the money for this temple fair is enough."
(End of this chapter)