Ever since Little Hai Ren ate the Nine-Heavens Dragon Fruit and soaked in the Mysterious Heavenly Spirit Essence, his appearance, mind, and physical strength had improved by leaps and bounds. He wouldn't feel hungry or thirsty even if he didn't eat or drink for a day, and he wouldn't feel tired even if he didn't sleep or rest for a day.
Because Little Hai Ren had been begging and asking for information along the way, he often took unnecessary routes. A year passed quickly. Now, it was the end of the year. On this day, Little Hai Ren came to a town called Beigukou. The town was relatively large. Although the weather was very cold, the pedestrians on the streets of the town did not look cold at all.
Every pedestrian had a smile on their face. It seemed that the people here were very satisfied with their lives.
The hawkers on the streets were trying their best to attract business.
Little Hai Ren stopped in front of a stall selling rice cakes. He looked at the rice cakes and thought of the time when he was at home. Although his family wasn't rich, his mother, who was very skillful, would make many kinds of rice cakes at the end of the year. There were bunnies, goldfish, peaches, pigs, little monkeys, and so on. This was the happiest time of his life. He could eat rice cakes and set off firecrackers... but this year, he was alone and very lonely.
Looking at the child who was buying the rice cake and eating it with relish, Little Hai Ren couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Although he would not feel hungry even if he did not eat for a day or two after consuming the Nine Heavens Dragon Fruit, Little Hai Ren was still a child who was not even eight years old. When he saw other children eating the New Year cake, he still unconsciously wanted to eat it.
The stall owner saw that the man was standing in front of his stall for a long time and refused to leave. Little Hai Ren, who was dressed in ragged clothes, couldn't help but feel pity for him. He grabbed four rice cakes from the stall and wrapped them in paper before handing them to Little Hai Ren."Child, eat. It's almost the New Year. It's not easy to wander outside alone. It's really a sin…If it's not enough, there's still more.”After saying that, he shook his head and went back to work.
When Little Hai Ren opened the paper bag, tears immediately flowed down his face. It turned out that the rice cake inside was his favorite and also his mother's best rice cake-piglet and goldfish. Looking at the rice cakes, Little Hai Ren smelled his mother's scent again…With tears in his eyes, Little Hai Ren carefully ate one of them. Then, he wrapped the rest of the rice cakes in paper and put them in his arms, planning to eat them when he missed his mother.
At this moment, Little Hai Ren heard the stall owner selling rice cakes and the stall owner selling firecrackers say,""Old Li, I only care about doing business this year. It's almost the new year and I haven't asked anyone to write the Spring Festival couplets at home. The ghostwriter in the town has also returned to the countryside to celebrate the new year. Sigh, Old Li, how could I forget about this?”
When Little Hai Ren heard this, he said," Uncle, I know how to write couplets. In order to thank you for sending me the New Year cake, if you don't mind me and trust me, how about I write the couplets for you?"”
The stall owner said," That's great. As long as you know how to write Spring Festival couplets, it's fine. I don't mind." I'm almost done selling my rice cakes. Let's go home now and ask your auntie to make you some delicious food. After eating, we'll write the Spring Festival couplets.”After saying that, the stall owner closed the stall and brought Little Hai Ren home. On the way, Little Hai Ren learned that the stall owner's surname was Wang. Other than the husband and wife, his son was a steward of a restaurant in town. Because the restaurant was very busy, he rarely went home all year round.
When they arrived at Uncle Wang's house, Auntie Wang quickly prepared a table full of food. Little Hai Ren hadn't eaten hot food for more than a year, so he wolfed down the food. Auntie Wang wiped her eyes with her sleeves and said,"Child, eat slowly. Don't choke. What a sin. Such a young child is wandering alone. Sigh!”
Little Hairen finished his meal very quickly. Uncle Wang brought over a brush, ink, and paper. Little Hairen picked up his brush and wrote a couplet on the red paper," The days increase the longevity of people, and the blessing of heaven and earth is full of wealth." He also wrote," The five grains are abundant and the old year is over. The six livestock are prosperous and welcome the new year."" Wealth is born and the blessed land is smooth every year. Happiness falls from the sky every day."" The family and people are prosperous and auspicious. The four seasons are peaceful and blessed."
While Little Hai Ren was writing, Uncle Wang's son, Wang Feng, came back. He greeted the two elders as soon as he entered. Then, he stood next to Little Hai Ren and started reading. When Little Hai Ren finished writing the last "blessing" word, Wang Feng said,"Little brother, your calligraphy is unique. It seems that you are from a scholarly family.”
Little Hai Ren said," My family was originally from Clear Spring Town. This autumn, I went to the capital with my mother to look for my father. Unexpectedly, I was robbed on the way. My mother and little sister were unfortunate enough to die. I ended up living on the streets."”
Wang Feng said," The restaurant I'm in charge of in town is a property of the Kongtong Mountain. I'm currently lacking a bookkeeper. If you're interested, you can apply for a job. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, you can come with me to the Gray Cloud Cave to deliver offerings. At that time, you'll have a companion on the way. If little brother catches the opportunity and is taken in as a registered official by some immortal, you can learn immortal techniques and improve your treatment." Sigh, I don't have the chance."
" Brother Wang, I'm willing to go to the restaurant, but I don't know how to apply. Please give me some advice."”
"Alright, I'll bring you to meet Shopkeeper Liu in the afternoon. Tell him that you're my distant cousin, and I believe you'll definitely be hired."”
That afternoon, Wang Feng brought Little Hai Ren to a restaurant called the " Banquet House ". This restaurant was only three stories tall, and it was very grand. It could be said to be the largest and most imposing restaurant in Beigukou Town. Wang Feng introduced Little Hai Ren to Shopkeeper Liu. After Shopkeeper Liu heard that he was Wang Feng's distant cousin, he took good care of him. After looking at Little Hai Ren's handwriting, he hired Little Hai Ren and paid him two taels of silver per month. Little Hai Ren had finally ended his wandering life for more than a year. This was also the beginning of his extraordinary life.
Little Hai Ren, who had changed into new clothes, sat behind the counter and recorded the accounts carefully every day. Shopkeeper Liu was very satisfied. Little Hai Ren learned from the waiter that the " Banquet House " was the private property of the cultivation sect, the Ashen Cloud Cave of Kongtong Mountain. There were many such businesses in the country. Any restaurant with the Iron Bagua under the signboard was the business of the Ashen Cloud Cave. Cultivation was a very costly business, and ordinary people could not do it. All the shopkeepers in the various places were the in-name representatives of the Gray Cloud Cave, and the managers were also people trusted by the Outer Hall of the Gray Cloud Cave, the Secular Hall.
Soon, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month would arrive. For the past few days, Shopkeeper Liu and Big Brother Wang Feng had been sorting out the accounts and collecting the offerings every day. They were preparing to report to the Foreign Affairs Hall of the Kongtong Mountain's Ashen Cloud Cave earlier. If there was a good opportunity, the Hall Master would be happy and reward them with an Immortal Pill or something, which would be even better. Little Hai Ren was also very busy. While helping Manager Liu and Big Brother Wang Feng prepare things, he was thinking about how he could meet Cave Master Cloud Crane and complete the task he had promised the old grandpa. He also thought about how he could become a registered official and what secret arts he should learn to avenge his mother and sister.
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month finally arrived. Wang Feng and Little Hai Ren brought the consecrator on their way. On the way, Little Hai Ren asked,""Is Big Brother Wang's Ash-Grey Cloud Cave big? Have you been inside? Can you defeat the Cave Master?" Facing Little Hai Ren's barrage of questions, Wang Feng smiled and said,""Brother Hai Ren, Gray Cloud Cave is a sect. It has many halls and courtyards, and there are many immortal masters. Foreign affairs personnel like us can't enter the sect. We can only move around in the Secular Hall. If the opportunity is good, we can enter the sect.”
"Big Brother Wang, I want to become a registered police officer. I don't know how to achieve my goal. Can you give me some pointers?"”
Wang Feng said,"There isn't even a sect that can become the Gray Cloud Cave. I heard that one needs to have a clear body and a spirit root." It also depends on luck. Thinking of other methods simply won't work. I'm sorry, brother, but I can't help you.”
Soon, the two of them arrived at the reception station of the Secular Hall outside the town. Only one of the stewards handed a number plate to Wang Feng and said,"The third group will leave on the Sky Eagle in fifteen minutes.”At this moment, the members of the second group followed the manager out of the receiving station. Out of curiosity, Little Hai Ren followed them out to see what the Heavenly Eagle looked like. As soon as they got out of the welcoming station, a giant eagle stopped in the open space. The eagle was holding a bamboo basket that could fit two people. After the second group sat in the bamboo basket, the giant eagle spread its wings and flew into the sky.
Just as Little Hai Ren was marveling at the giant eagle's magical abilities, Wang Feng had already walked out. At this moment, the sky darkened, and a giant eagle holding a bamboo basket landed on an open space. Wang Feng and Little Hai Ren sat on the eagle and flew for four hours before finally landing on an open space. However, there were many people here, and the place was very noisy. Wang Feng pulled Little Hai Ren out of the bamboo basket and said,""Brother, this is the Worldly World Hall. After I hand over the offerings, I'll bring you around and see if you can catch the eye of any immortal and become a registered prostitute. You can take a look around yourself first. I'll come and find you soon.”
Little Hai Ren saw that he was the only child among the foreign affairs personnel here. The rest were all adults. "Child, come here. Who brought you here? Who is so unruly?" a cold voice said. Little Hai Ren followed the voice and found that it was a scholar in his thirties who was wearing a sapphire blue robe and leading a boy who was about the same age as him.
"I'm the bookkeeper of the banquet hall, not a child. Why can't children come? Wasn't Sir leading a child?”The series of questions made the blue-robed scholar's face turn red. "Presumptuous, is this what a foreign affairs staff like you should say to a new elder?”A childish voice came from the brocade-robed boy. When Little Hai Ren heard that the blue-robed scholar was an elder, he thought,""Since you are an elder, that brat has something to ask of Cave Master. I wonder if elder can fulfill his request?”
"The Cave Master is currently in seclusion," the blue-robed scholar said."I wonder if you can tell me what you need."”
"This matter can only be reported to the Cave Master personally," Little Hai Ren said."But I believe that Senior must recognize this jade pendant."”After saying that, he took out the jade pendant from his Universe Bag.
The blue-robed scholar looked at the jade pendant and said excitedly,"Since you have Martial Uncle Hui He's jade pendant, then you're the registered disciple of my Gray Cloud Cave. Someone, bring this little brother to change his clothes and report to the registered courtyard. As soon as the Cave Master comes out of seclusion, immediately bring this little brother to the registered courtyard.”
"Father, what right does he have to be a registered ***?" The boy in the brocade robe asked. I haven't entered the house yet. I won't do it, I won't do it.”
The blue-robed scholar said," This little brother has your granduncle's Cloud Crane Jade Pendant. With this, he is a registered disciple. If he is lucky, he may become a direct disciple. Although I, Ma Xingkong, am the elder responsible for recruiting disciples, I cannot neglect my duties for personal reasons. If you don't perform well, you can forget about entering the sect."”
At this time, Wang Feng, who had just finished handing over the offerings, came out and saw Ma Xingkong, the new elder of the Yuan, educating his son. He smiled and bowed to Ma Xingkong,""Greetings, Elder Ma. You haven't slept for a year, and you look even more elegant than yesterday.”
Ma Xingkong said," Little Wang, I know what you're thinking. Go to the Reward Pavilion of the Secular Hall and get a Peiyuan Pill. You've worked hard all these years."”
Wang Feng's face immediately filled with smiles after hearing this. * I'm going to work hard for you!? br/
At this moment, Little Hai Ren, who had already changed into his official uniform, walked out accompanied by two young men in official uniforms. He came in front of Wang Feng and said,"Big Brother Wang, thank you for taking care of me during this period of time. I've already become a registered police officer, so I won't be accompanying you back."”Wang Feng looked at Little Hai Ren and said," Brother, I knew that you weren't an ordinary person. Congratulations, you're so f * cked up again."”With that, he waved goodbye to everyone. He ran to the reward pavilion to get the Essence Cultivating Pill.
Little Hai Ren had finally become an unofficial leader of the Gray Cloud Cave. What would await him on the path of cultivation?
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