Martial Cultivator

After dawn, the child made breakfast as usual, brought rice balls, greeted his mother, and then went out. When he passed Uncle Mo's bun shop, the kind man stopped him and wanted to stuff him a few Baozi, the child still hurriedly backed away without taking the bun. After thanking him, the child quickly walked out of the town and came to the foot of the mountain behind, sitting on the bluestone, waiting for the gods on the mountain.

I don't know if it will be another futile day, but the child is still full of hope at first. At first, he keeps staring at the mountain road, and then he starts to turn his head and look in the direction of the town, silently counting the words in his heart, and waits until ten to one. , every time when he read "1", he suddenly turned around and looked towards the mountain road again, hoping that at this time, he would see a mountain god coming down from that way.

It just happened several times. When the child looked at the mountain road, it was still empty and there was not a single person in sight.

The hope in the child's eyes disappeared little by little, and finally became extremely disappointing. However, this emotion was quickly temporarily suppressed by him, and he continued to have hope in his eyes and did these things again.

Time flew by and it was noon. The child's stomach was already growling. He took out the rice ball and ate half of it with mountain spring water. He resisted the temptation to finish the rice ball and was about to put it away. Suddenly a voice sounded from behind, "Is it delicious?"

The child turned his head suddenly with a look of hope. However, after seeing the young man in front of him clearly, the emotion in his eyes instantly turned to disappointment. At this moment, there was a young man standing in front of him. He was not wearing a Taoist robe and was not a Taoist priest.

The young man noticed the child's emotional change, but patiently continued to ask, "Is it delicious?"

The child shook his head. Rice balls without any seasoning would not taste good after they were cold.

The young man smiled and said, "I haven't had lunch either. I'm a little hungry. Can you give me the half of the rice ball you have left?"

Listening to what the young man who was dressed like he didn't have money said, the child hesitated a little. Even if he ate the whole rice ball, it wouldn't actually fill his stomach. He originally planned to eat the remaining half later. , although he still wasn't full, it probably made him feel better. However, as soon as this young man he had never met opened his mouth, the child was a little shaken.

The young man smiled and said, "It's okay if you don't want to give."

The child didn't listen to this, but after hesitating for a while, he handed over the rice ball in his hand and said with some embarrassment, "I've eaten it, it's a little dirty, don't dislike it..."

The young man shook his head, took the rice ball, and was not polite. He sat down next to the child and started eating in small bites. "I think you have been waiting here for several days because you want to ask for a picture of the gods on the mountain." Peace Talisman?”

The young man said while eating, "If you treat me to a rice ball, I will give you a peace charm, which happens to be

I asked for it a few days ago. "

He handed out a peace charm from his arms, but the child didn't pick it up. He turned his head away from looking at the young man eating the rice balls, and just said softly, "I don't want the peace charm."

The young man snorted and asked curiously, "Then why have you been waiting here for so many days?"

After finishing the rice ball, he wiped his mouth and said to himself, "I've been passing by for several days and I saw you here. I thought you were asking for a peace charm."

The child shook his head, as if unwilling to say anything.

The young man didn't force it, he just stood up quickly and said with a smile, "Well, you treat me to a rice ball, and I'll treat you to the biggest restaurant in town."

Of course the young man could see clearly that the little guy in front of him probably had a problem with having a full meal.

The child still shook his head, "I want to wait here for the gods on the mountain."

The young man was startled and asked, "I haven't waited for so many days. Can I wait today? It's not a bad day."

The child shook his head and said softly, "If I leave with you, gods will come down from the mountain. I won't wait..."

At this point, the child's voice was filled with tears. He thought of this possibility, and then he felt sad unconsciously.

The young man didn't force himself, he quickly got up, said goodbye to the child, and headed towards the town alone.

The child didn't care so much and started counting down again and again.

Soon, the sky gradually darkened, and it was already dusk.

Seeing the sun gradually disappearing at the end of the sky, the child, who had been too hungry for a long time, stood up, moved his body, took one last look at the mountain road with some disappointment, and turned back to the town.

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The next morning, the child who also went out early came here again, but from a distance, he saw that there was someone already there on the big bluestone. They were not strangers. They were the ones who had eaten him yesterday. A young man with half a rice ball.

The child looked at the young man sitting here with some confusion.

The young man glanced at him and took the initiative to smile and said, "Are you still waiting today?"

The child nodded and said nothing.

But when he walked over and sat down, the young man did not leave. Instead, he sat with him until noon. Of course, the two of them also chatted about many things during this period. They just asked about the child.

He was unwilling to answer the question of why the child was here waiting for the gods. However, at noon, the young man once again asked for half of the child's rice ball. He was also reluctant to part with it, but he still gave it to him in the end.

The young man finished half of the rice ball and then said, "I've eaten you twice. Let me tell you news. Before you came today, I saw a fairy."

The child was startled, and then asked expectantly, "Where are the gods?"

But the young man shook his head and made a request, "Okay, you stay with me for a day, and I will tell you where the gods are at night, okay?"

The child frowned and asked hesitantly, "Are you lying to me?"

Faced with this question, the young man just smiled and said, "Would you like to take a gamble? If you believe me, you may not really be able to find the immortal. If you don't believe me, if you wait here today, you may also find the immortal you want to wait for."

The child was a little hesitant. Indeed, as the young man said, he might miss the gods when he leaves here, and the young man may not have lied to him.

But soon, the child nodded and said, "I'll go with you."

The young man smiled and said, "You still have some courage."

The child jumped off the big bluestone, looked at the young man seriously and said, "I believe you."

The young man shook his head, "I don't even believe in myself."

The child's eyes were a little confused again.

The young man asked, "By the way, what's your name?"

"He Liang, the name was given by my father."

The child quickly answered.

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The two quickly left the foot of the mountain and returned to the town. The young man went straight to the largest restaurant in the town, ordered a table of food, and then looked at He Liang, "I'll treat you to a meal. After dinner, I'm going to the school." Take a look."

He Liang, who was originally paying attention to the dishes on the table, felt a little guilty when he heard the word "school" and just asked, "Can I take some away? We can't finish that much."

The young man shook his head.

He Liang was a little disappointed, but still didn't say anything.

After eating the meal, He Liang led him to the school in the east of the town. The town was not big, and there were not that many children going to school. At this moment, the master in the school was facing more than twenty children. Tong was talking about some simple saints' classics, and the two of them stood outside the window. He Liang was a little afraid to look, so he just turned around and looked at a creek not far away.

The two stayed in the school for a while, and the young man asked, "Do you want to study?"

He Liang nodded.

"Then why don't you take a look? Is it because you are afraid that you might want to study, but you won't be able to get into that school?"

The young man smiled and said, "Is this the so-called keeping to yourself and not thinking about what you can't get?"

He Liang didn't speak, he didn't want to tell the young man the truth.

The young man didn't ask for details, and he didn't insist on asking the child to answer. After the two of them looked here for a while, the young man and He Liang came to the rice noodle shop in the town. Under the warm greeting of the stall owner, the young man He just looked at the yellow bag of broken rice in the corner, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head.

He asked a very strange question, which confused the owner of the rice noodle shop, but He Liang was in a daze.

After the two left the rice noodle shop, they walked and stopped all the way until they came to Uncle Mo's bun shop. The young man smiled and asked, "Are the buns delicious?"

Uncle Mo was originally a little curious as to why He Liang would follow this young man. After hearing this, he smiled confidently and said, "There is no buns in this town that are as delicious as mine. Sir, how many are here?"

In the end, the young man just ordered one and walked along with the bun, eating it in small bites.

He Liang had a very hearty lunch and was not hungry at the moment, so he had no ideas. He was still thinking about the question raised by the young man before.

At that time, in front of the rice noodle shop, the young man asked, is there any difference between rice and rice?

But he didn't ask anyone to answer, and there was no answer.

After that, the two of them wandered around the town until dusk, when the young man came to the creek and sat on the ground with He Liang.

He Liang looked at the sky with some expectation. After all, the young man himself said that by night, he would tell him the whereabouts of the immortal.

The young man suddenly asked, "I used my school money to buy rice. If your mother finds out, will she be very angry?"

He Liang was startled and looked at the young man in front of him in disbelief, "How do you know?"

The young man did not answer his question, but just said to himself, "As a mother, even if your life becomes difficult, you are still willing to give the best to your children. It's just that I don't understand your mother. You don't even have a meal." If she can’t afford it, why don’t she want those buns? If she really cares about you, shouldn’t she give up her so-called face and make sure you have enough to eat?”

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Yesterday I was asked to do nucleic acid testing in the middle of the night. The situation in Chongqing is a bit serious. Well, starting from about the 12th, I will update. I will make up for what I owe in the past few days, and then I will make up for what I owe last month.