Chapter 6 One afternoon

Some connection with my master? This made me curious, so I quickly put aside my relaxed mood and listened to what Mr. Zheng and Grandma Yun had to say.

“This is a simple matter. He almost became your master’s disciple, but in the end, your master rejected him.” Zheng is a straightforward old man, and I was just about to listen to a long story when he sent me away with a single sentence.

Chengxin was drinking tea when he heard Zheng’s explanation. He couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of tea, spitting it all over Xiao Chengqian’s face, and then coughing repeatedly.

“You did it on purpose.” Xiao Chengqian looked innocent, and Cheng Xiang wiped his face with a smile.

Brother Chengxin ignored Xiao Chengqian completely, looking at Zheng Daxia and saying, “Is that all?”

“Well, it’s over. Is there anything else?” Zheng and Xiao Chengqian were both ‘innocent’.

But Granny Yun coughed twice and said, “We heard about this from his master’s elders. Since the boy is having a hard time with you, we can see that. As the host family, we have to ask why. Your master’s refusal to accept him as a disciple must have hurt the boy. So, we asked and came to you to ask you not to be angry with him.”

“I’m not angry.” I put down my teacup. I wasn’t angry in the first place, and now that I’ve heard the reason, I’m even less angry. I’m just wondering, although Master is unreliable, he is definitely a man of his word. How could he suddenly refuse Ji Qing? What was the reason in between?

But before I could ask, Yueyue already asked with her chin in her hand: “Grandma Yun, do you know the details? According to the rules, Master Jiang is definitely not the kind of person who would do something to hurt others, so why did he?”

“It’s not strange to say that Jiang Lichun is to blame. After all, Jiang Lichun is almost the same generation as us, and we have a good idea of his reputation. It’s just that the timing was not right. Back then, for some reason, the news that Jiang Lichun was looking for a disciple spread, and it attracted the attention of many people in the circle. You all know that although your old Li family doesn’t like to get too close to people in the circle, the reputation is always there.” Grandma Yun said.

Grandpa Zheng quickly added, “So, after the news spread, those who were interested in it all picked their own talented descendants and prepared to send them to your master.”

“When your master learned of this situation, he publicly said that he didn’t know who had released the news that he was looking for a disciple, and that it was actually breaking the rules of the old Li school. But everyone loved him so much that he couldn’t refuse. He said he would go to the temple and if, after three years, he still hadn’t found a disciple, he would choose the most talented child among those recommended by the people to inherit his mantle.” Grandmother Yun and Uncle Zheng began to talk about the incident that year.

“Yes, it was a coincidence that Ji Qing was born three years later, ten days before the date that Jiang Lichun had agreed upon. The circle was abuzz at the time, and everyone was talking about how talented he was. Master Zheng’s face was full of reminiscence.

“Well, we don’t know exactly what happened. But after all, Ji Qing’s father was a member of the circle, and he was a member of the sect Ji Qing belonged to, and his status was quite high. In short, regardless of this talent, after Ji Qing was born, his father released the news that he wanted his son to be a disciple of Jiang Lichun, saying that the Old Li lineage was one of the dozen most promising lineages in the circle, and it was a single lineage! This is the best thing for his son’s future.” Grandma Yun said.

“But, this matter, inexplicably, fell silent, and later we didn’t know. If it weren’t for seeing that Ji Qing was wrong just now, and we went to inquire, we really wouldn’t have known about this later matter. The later matter was probably that after the three-year agreement, your master appeared, but said that once a disciple was chosen, he would not accept any more disciples. At that time, Ji Qing’s father was unwilling, and he went to your master with Ji Qing in his arms, but was still rejected.” Master Zheng shook his head and said.

Is the future bright? I licked my upper lip and savored the taste of tea on my tongue. I thought about how my unreliable master treated me. He never talked to me about the future, the right path, or what I should do. All he ever said was to follow my heart and be at peace. If I have the fate of a cultivator in this life, I will cultivate until the end. As long as my heart is at peace, any result is a result…

Later, he ran away without a trace. What kind of future is this?

When I thought about this, a wry smile appeared on my face. I don’t know if this caused us to empathize, but I saw a wry smile appear on the faces of my fellow apprentices.

But Grandma Yun didn’t notice, and whispered in my ear, “I heard that your master said at the time that Ji Qing’s talent was not as good as yours. It seems that your master was overconfident and said it unintentionally. I was thinking that this might have hurt Ji Qing.”

“Wasn’t Ji Qing still a baby at the time?” I said with a slight frown. Besides, talent is a somewhat intangible thing, and there is no unified standard for testing it. As long as the difference between the strong and the weak is not too obvious, it’s really hard to say.

I thought that my master, who was so protective of his disciple, had probably been overjoyed and had blurted out something. But I didn’t expect that

“Hey, isn’t Ji Qing’s father a little baby? Wouldn’t he tell Ji Qing?” Grandma Yun looked quite gossipy at the moment, and I was sweating. I could only nod repeatedly in agreement, feeling speechless about what my master had done.

This old man often taught me not to say anything carelessly, and even more so not to hurt people with words. He forgot this under his own pride.

It seems that no one is a saint or a fairy, including my master. Didn’t he sow the seeds of this? But he shouldn’t be a saint or a fairy. I suddenly remembered the way he squatted on the street watching the young girls…

Suddenly, I missed my master.

I just don’t know when we’ll meet again. This reality suddenly made me a little disheartened, so I quickly said a few reassuring words to Mr. Zheng and Grandma Yun, asking them to comfort Ji Qing, and I had no desire to speak anymore.

Mr. Zheng and Grandma Yun said goodbye, and the whole campus inexplicably became a little deserted from the previous bustle. The sun was still warm, but suddenly it didn’t shine into our hearts.

Chengzhen leaned back in his bamboo chair, and suddenly said to me, “Chengyi, if we can’t find our master in the end, we’ll have to rely on each other for the rest of our lives, won’t we?”

I felt a little sad, coughed, and looked at Chengqing. He was the most stable one. Sensing my gaze, Chengqing suddenly took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on his face. Then he turned his face to the blue sky and said, “That’s fine. If we can’t find him, we’ll do it like this. The Bamboo Forest Villa, a life of quiet cultivation, will not feel lonely and helpless when you grow old.”

“That’s if we can’t find it. Aren’t we on the road? We haven’t reached the end yet, so let’s not talk about the outcome.” Chengxin brother adjusted his glasses and squinted his eyes. Was he trying to hide a little sadness in his eyes?

“Fuck, this is too artistic. Do you think you’re making an art film?” Xiao Chengqian slammed the table and shouted, then whispered, “I’m sure we’ll find it! I haven’t finished taking care of my grandfather yet. But if we really can’t find it, I’ll be your life partner. I don’t want to go back. It’s cold there, really cold. After my grandfather passed away, no one was sincere.”

It was rare for Xiao to show such a pitiful look, and it was rare for him to be so arrogant and arrogant. I looked at him and touched my chin and said, “Then let me think about it?”

“You still want to think about it?” Xiao Chengqian looked angry.

“Isn’t that nonsense? Otherwise, can you get me some so-called custom-made clothes?”

“No problem.”

“Then what about the designer clothes that I can’t name? Can you get me a whole roomful of them so I can wear them whenever I want?”

“Whatever you like.”

“Well, I don’t ask for anything that is rare and precious to use for washing my mouth and face, but I would like some rare medicinal herbs.” This was what Cheng Xin said.

“That’s fine, as long as the large pharmacies have the goods, and as long as the auction house has them for sale.” Xiao Daxia has already started to brag.

“By the way, don’t you want to get a couple of villas too?” I said seriously.

Xiao Chengqian looked at me and was speechless: “Chen Chengyi, are you playing with me? What villa! Don’t tell me you don’t know how to pronounce villa, you son of a bitch…”

“Hahaha…” I laughed, and Chengqing continued to wear his sunglasses coolly, smiling and saying, “Xiao Chengqian’s Sichuan dialect is not standard at all, and he still dares to use Sichuan dialect to curse people.”

Chengqing’s words made everyone in the courtyard laugh, dispersing the sadness that had just been felt. Yes, we can’t be sad. We’re still on the road. How can we have time to be sad?

Sometimes, the outcome really doesn’t matter. What matters is that we have pursued it, and there is no regret in our hearts.

Just as I have lived my life, lived it to the fullest, and lived up to my own heart, do I still care about the ending, which is death? Those who are afraid of the ending not being at ease are probably those who have regrets and guilt in their hearts.