Drunk Immortal Gourd

Looking at the troubled young man, the old Taoist priest squinted his eyes and smiled, and said: "I see you have dice hidden on your body. You should be a good gambler. I happen to have this hobby too, so I will suffer a loss. We two Let’s make a bet, I’ll take this jade ring, and you’ll take the ten taels of silver I owe you. If you lose, you won’t owe me anything. If you win, you can just take the jade ring. Is this a reasonable condition?”

Ten taels of silver bet against a jade ring worth more than fifty taels. No matter how you look at it, you got a big advantage. The young man is also a good gambler, and he still has a certain degree of confidence in his gambling skills. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how to gamble. Carry gambling equipment and dice with you. The old Taoist priest opposite was in his seventies and eighty years old. He couldn't walk unsteadily. He probably couldn't even hold a dice. What kind of gambling skills could he have?

This is giving money to myself. Don't take advantage of it. A trace of greed flashed in the young man's eyes, and he said quickly: "It's a deal, don't regret it if you lose."

The old Taoist priest looked at the young man with a smile and said, "I will never regret it."

Seeing that the two of them were about to gamble outside the temple, the tall monk became uneasy again and said quickly: "Senior, this is a temple, how can you gamble here? The Buddha will punish you."

The old Taoist priest didn't care about the monk's advice and said, "What crime? The Buddha wants to save all sentient beings. There are so many people in the world. The Buddha and his elders are too busy every day. How can they have time to care about our trivial matters?"

The tall monk seemed to be clumsy in words and was speechless by the old Taoist priest's words. He could only step aside and continue to recite Amitabha and ask for forgiveness from the Buddha.

After sending the tall monk away, the young man took out his gambling equipment and started gambling with the old Taoist priest on the steps outside the side door. The two of them ignored the fact that this was a pure temple. For a while, they listened calmly and listened to the dice being played in the gambling game. For a while, they were blushing because of a small disagreement. They knew clearly that this was the backyard of the temple, but those who didn't knew thought that a casino was opened here.

Perhaps the old Taoist priest was really good at gambling. After a few moves, the young man lost everything. Not only did he lose all the ten taels he had, but he also owed the old Taoist priest several taels of silver. Finally, he went down the mountain dejectedly. , completely forgetting that he was here to raise an army to investigate.

Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Qingyang couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Ten years have passed, but the master's tricks of deception and abduction have not been forgotten at all, and Chu Qian's level is still so high.

Master, Master is really still here. I haven’t seen you for ten years. Old Taoist Songhe looks older than before. His eyebrows are longer, his white hair is sparse, there are many age spots on his face, and his straight back is also hunched a lot. If I were If I come back a few years later, I might not have the chance to see him again.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Qingyang stepped forward and said, "You know what you've seen, old liar. I saw the trick you used to make money just now. You can't keep my mouth shut without five taels of silver."

The old Taoist priest was about to go back when he suddenly heard Qingyang's voice and turned his head suddenly. In a trance, he seemed to see his disciple walking towards him, and he was suddenly stunned. But then he thought, how could his disciple suddenly appear here after not hearing from him for ten years?

Old Taoist Songhe couldn't help but shook his head. The older he gets, the easier it is to miss the past and always be in a trance. Could this be a sign that the Lord of Hell is going to take over him?

Old Taoist Songhe sighed in his heart, but he showed no sign of weakness and cursed: "Where can the brat dare to ruin Taoist Master's good deeds?"

Qingyang stepped forward and said: "Old liar, we haven't seen each other for ten years and you don't recognize me anymore?"

Qingyang's words made Master Songhe stunned for a moment, and he hesitated: "Are you a little bastard?"

Seeing that his master finally recognized him, Qingyang suddenly felt an indescribable emotion in his heart, his eyes were misty, and he had thousands of words to express, but he couldn't say a word.

Originally, Qingyang wanted to pretend to be calm and didn't want to cry and make his master sad, so he deliberately spoke in a tight tone just now. But when he came to the master and heard this familiar name, he couldn't hold back any longer. , his legs weakened and he knelt down in front of Songhe Laodao.

Since embarking on the road of cultivating immortals, Qingyang has become accustomed to life and death, has seen through the world, and his mind is much firmer than before. He once thought that he would never cry easily again, but when he saw his master today, he still couldn't bear it. Stop, two lines of hot tears couldn't stop flowing down. Perhaps only when you face the Master can you take off all the baggage and all the pretense.

"Master, it's me. Disciple Qingyang is back to see you." Qingyang said.

Looking at the vague face in front of him and listening to the familiar voice, Old Taoist Songhe did not hesitate anymore. The young man in front of him was his Qingyang disciple who had been away for ten years in pursuit of immortality. Today he is really back. .

Old Taoist Songhe touched Qingyang's face with his trembling hands, and said in a trembling voice: "You are really my Qingyang disciple. I haven't seen you for ten years, and you have grown from a boy to a young man. Master almost didn't recognize you. I still I thought it was a dream, but I didn’t expect you to actually come back.”

Qingyang said with tears: "Yes, Master, my disciple will never forget Master. Since I left Master, I have missed him day and night. Now I finally found the opportunity to come back to see you."

After listening to Qingyang's words, Master Songhe suddenly turned cold. He pushed Qingyang gently and said, "How did I tell you at the beginning? Since you have embarked on the road of cultivating immortals, you should move forward without hesitation and forget all the old things. . Although I, Old Songhe, have never practiced immortality, I also know that pursuing the path of immortality is extremely difficult, and you must abandon all selfish thoughts. How can you go far on the path of cultivating immortality if you are so obsessed with your old love?"

The more stern Taoist Songhe said, the more Qingyang understood the reluctance and expectation contained in it. He cried and said: "My disciple has not forgotten the teachings of the master, let alone the kindness of the master. If he cultivates immortality to the end, if it is the kindness of his relatives, If you don’t even remember it, what’s the difference between it and an animal?”

Old Taoist Songhe knew clearly that everyone had come back, and it was useless to talk about it. He sighed and said: "Since you are back, then stay with me for a few days. When the time comes, you can leave when it's time. I'll be here, Master Tao." It’s nice to live here and sleep well, you don’t need to worry about it.”

Old Taoist Songhe helped Qingyang stand up and looked up and down several times. It seemed that he couldn't get enough of it. Time passed so fast. It was ten years in the blink of an eye. He remembered that when Qingyang's disciple left him, he was only about 10 years old. He is almost the same as himself, and is now more than half a head taller than him, and has grown from a young boy to a mature young man.

Seeing the two of them looking at each other endlessly, completely forgetting that there was someone standing next to them, the tall monk couldn't help but said: "Senior Brother Qingyang, do you still remember me?"