Chong Zi - Chapter 3 : Chong Zi

I have never heard such a comfortable voice, yes, comfortable, it feels like a white cloud floating in the horizon, indifferent, ethereal, scattering with the wind, accompanied by the echo of the hall, has a lasting charm, like listening to fairy music, there is the same sound its beauty deep in my memory, but compared to this person's voice, that Big Brother's voice was actually inferior.

The little girl looked up in surprise.

He didn't know when, someone was already standing at the door of the main hall.

The snow-white robe was wide, with wide sleeves hanging down to the ground, and a long hairpin, but there was still a lot of hair hanging down, as long as the thick black robe.

In the left hand was a sword, its white scabbard slender and slightly shiny.

The gate of the hall is high and wide, facing the sky, and there are colorful auspicious clouds flying, and the blue sky is flowing. He was so calm apart from the middle of the door, as if embedded in a scroll of images and soft light.

The hall was quiet and very quiet. Nearly all the disciples held their breaths and bowed respectfully to him, with different expressions on their faces, of surprise, admiration, envy, and more disbelief.

The door is like the heavens and the earth, how small the heavens and the earth are, only he stands in it.

I forgot everything. I don't know where I am. I don't know what year it is, everything I saw and heard, all disappeared like a cloud of smoke, and disappeared without a trace.

Only him, real, but out of reach.

His heart stopped suddenly, and then suddenly jumped wildly.

He was reluctant to blink, didn't dare to blink, for fear that in the twinkling of an eye, he would disappear. The little girl took a deep breath, opened her eyes with difficulty, and finally saw her face clearly.

Young faces may not be well defined. Her eyes and nose might not be the most perfect, but that face was definitely the most beautiful in the world.

That kind of beauty had gone far beyond appearances, soft enough, soft to the limit, soft enough to hold everything.

I wanted to come closer, but I didn't dare.

That feeling made the little girl's heart flutter, her whole body pounded against her head, and her memories couldn't help but return to several years ago. A fairy must have such a face, but now she realized that the man in front of her was a real immortal.

That man does not belong to the world, not even the fairy world. The man was light but not cold, tall and far above, everyone looked up to him, and was admired by everyone, but he would never be reached or unattainable.

Do the immortals who save the world have to be different from humans?

the little girl wondered.

There was a small discussion in the hall at first, which gradually grew louder, and finally a commotion broke out.

Mu Yu smiled and reminded, "Little girl, Venerable Chonghua promised to accept you as a disciple. Why don't you go?"

Your Excellency Chonghua! The hall became livelier, and the children were very excited to find out their identity.

Zizhu Peak, Chonghua Palace, guardian of the Nanhua Sect Luo Yinfan, third disciple of the Nanhua Tianzun Sect in the past. In terms of rankings, he was in first place after the Headmaster. In terms of seniority, in terms of reputation and status, both in the Nanhua Sect and even the entire Xianmen he is the greatest. As regent, he was appointed by the Heavenly Venerable and wielded the decision-making power of the Nanhua faction. His magic is undoubtedly the highest in the Nanhua faction. In the eternal calamity, he led the Xianmen disciples to guard the Tongtianmen Six Realms Monument, which caused the demons to return several times to no avail. A year ago, he severely corrupted the demons and became the most famous immortal after Nanhua Tianzun.

Everyone knows that Chonghua Venerable Luo Yinfan has never accepted disciples.

The students asked each other for verification, and almost all suspected that something was wrong with their ears and they had heard wrong. However, the god-like figure in front of him had no one else besides him, and those words were indeed spoken by him.

The little girl is still in a daze. Her impression tells her that the fairy in white is the best fairy in the world, and now the best fairy is willing to accept her as their apprentice!

The young immortal in white walked slowly into the hall, his long clothes dragging on the ground, like waves of flowing water and surging waves of snow.

He stopped in front of her and asked her in an indifferent and best voice, "I will accept you as my disciple. Do you like it?"

Great disappointment turned into great shock. The little girl was so happy just like in a dream. He didn't know what to do. He couldn't even speak, he just nodded desperately.

"Yin Fan!" The loud voice was slightly rebuking.

The little girl was shocked back to her senses by the voice, and looked at Min Yunzhong uneasily. Supervisor Min refused, did this immortal master also change his mind and didn't want it?

Luo Yinfan looked at Yu Du, "I will take him as my disciple."

There was a tacit understanding between brother and sister, but Yu Du already understood what he meant with just one look, and said implicitly, “Shishu, the Demon Palace has become more and more rampant recently. Because this girl has nowhere to go , it is better to stay in Nanhua. Don't let him come out in chaos. It will be the fault of the Nanhua faction. In that case, the younger brother must also accept the disciple. If he dies of fear, how dangerous it is. At least don't let the devil get him."

Hearing that, Min Yunzhong didn't mind anymore, and after a while he said, "Yinfan is too busy. Why don't you become the Headmaster's disciple?"

On the contrary, the little girl was displeased and whispered, "Your Highness Chonghua said that he would accept me."

Min Yunzhong's face sank, just as she was about to have a seizure, Yu Du accepted her with a smile, “I had sworn that I would only accept nine disciples in this life, but now I have Ke'er. Yin Fan will be fine so let him go to Zizhu Peak."

There are so many people on other peaks that they can't take care of them. Zizhu Peak was usually empty, and Luo Yinfan would be the first to notice if something happened.

Min Yunzhong heard the meaning of the words, and although he felt that it made sense, after all, he couldn't save face. As soon as Min Yunzhong left, Wen Lingzhi naturally followed. He deliberately slowed down and looked at Luo Yinfan, who was dumbfounded, then looked at Qin Ke, and finally looked at the little girl with jealousy that burned both eyes, and finally left the palace reluctantly.

Luo Yinfan closed his eyes, "Then go with teacher."

After receiving the guidance from Qin Ke's eyes, the little girl understood, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Luo Yinfan nodded and asked, "What's your name?"

The little girl blushed and said hesitantly: "I... I don't have a name." 

Seeing him frown, his voice became lower, "My parents died when I was young, and they didn't give me a name. I only remember my surname Chong. They liked to call me Chongzi back then."

Insects (Chongzi)? The children burst out laughing, and even Qin Ke couldn't help but look away.

Thin and small, like a worm indeed.

The little girl blushed and glanced at her teacher worriedly.

"Chongzi, Chongzi," Luo Yinfan didn't find it funny, he read the name softly twice, and suddenly said, "Chonghua Palace, Zizhu Peak, it shows that you and I have destiny. From this moment on, you will take Chonghua Palace as your family name and Zizhu Peak as your name, and call it Chongzi, how?"

Master doesn't think his name is ugly? The little girl was overjoyed, "Okay. My name is Chongzi!"

The teacher gave him a name. He should be grateful. All the students laughed secretly, but Qin Ke made a “tsk” and glanced at her sideways, intending to blame her for not following the rules.

When Chongzi understood this, his big eyes flashed suspiciously.

Fortunately, Luo Yinfan has never accepted a disciple, and he doesn't really care. 

He looked at the little man on the ground and said simply, "My family name is Luo, my name is Yinfan, and my title is Chonghua. Now you are my disciple and you must strictly abide by the rules of the sect. In all matters, Nanhua's safety is the top priority, and the ordinary people of the world are in mind, and no act of defiance is permitted."

Just having a name, Chongzi was happy, and without thinking about it, he promised loudly, "Chongzi must listen to the teacher's words and not anger the teacher. If I make a mistake in the future, the teacher will beat me hard."

Everyone laughs again. Even though it is a bit childish but it is sincere and beautiful.

Luo Yinfan didn't smile, didn't show much satisfaction, just nodded, "Get up, follow me back to Zizhu Peak."

Chongzi got up from the ground.

Yu Du didn't have any deep meaning, "Congratulations, junior brother. Pay more attention in the future."

Luo Yinfan said, "I brought him back."

Walking out of the Liuhe Hall, the heavens and the earth seemed to become more expansive. Thousands of disciples were still guarding the street outside, becoming more and more solemn. Everyone had heard the news that His Highness Chonghua had accepted disciples, and they all wanted to see which one was particularly good. He was lucky, so from the moment he walked out of the temple gate, almost all eyes turned to this side, some were envious, some were jealous...

Chongzi was a little scared and followed him closely.

Luo Yinfan took a few steps and found that his sleeves seemed to be being pulled by something. He looked down and saw that it was a newly recruited disciple. Her big eyes were filled with nervousness, and her small hands tugged at her long sleeves.

Seeing her frown, Chongzi quickly withdrew his hand and looked at her uneasily.

The fact is that he did nothing. He frowned not because he was unhappy, but simply because he wasn't used to it. Seeing that Chongzi was scared, Luo Yinfan only reached out.

Chongzi was silent for a long time before he understood what his teacher meant. Surprised and happy, she wiped her hands on the clothes a few times with a blush before gently holding them.

His hands were also moderate in temperature, not too cold or too hot, just like the rest of the people, warm.

The white robe dragged on the ground, facing everyone's gaze, he tugged a little, walked down the stone steps slowly, and walked towards Zizhu Peak...

Years later, Chongzi still remembers this scene frequently, it feels like yesterday, as if it is engraved in the soul's memory, reincarnation and reincarnation can never be forgotten, but unfortunately, he is no longer the little Chongzi he was holding.

There are twelve peaks on Nanhua Mountain, the main peak of Nanhua is where Nanhua Tianzun lived in his lifetime, and is now occupied by School Head Yu Du and there are four secondary peaks. Moyun Peak is the residence of Supervisor Min Yunzhong. Venerable Tianji Xingxuan lives on Tianji Peak. Luo Yinfan lives on Zizhu Peak. There is also Yuchen Peak. This is the place where Headmaster Yu trained in his early years. Now empty. The other seven minor peaks are where the Nanhua disciples live.

Compared to the majesty of Nanhua Peak, Zizhu Peak is a different scenery.

Zizhu peak is quite beautiful, not small and delicate enough, but has a kind of extraordinary taste. There are purple bamboos in the mountains, and the poles and poles are very casual. There are white clouds floating in the forest, like a carpet. You can't see the ground beneath your feet, it's all covered in white clouds.

Purple bamboo sweeping through the clouds, an ancient palace half hidden on the top of the mountain.

The clear stream in front of the hall was about 30 feet wide. The surface of the water is smoky and bottomless. There seems to be fish swimming in it. There was a stone bridge above it, and the water level was almost level with the bridge deck.

On the ground covered with white clouds, there were clean stone steps one after another, leading to the main hall. The corridor is old and there is no one in the sky above the hall. What a high gate! No one can live in such a place except for immortal masters. 

Chongzi was delighted when he suddenly heard Luo Yinfan indifferently say, "This is Chonghua Palace; the teacher's residence and the place where teacher conducts teacher's daily business. You stay here for the time being. Your room is third on the left."

While speaking, he had let go of his hand.

Chongzi reluctantly withdrew his hand, his excitement did not diminish. He used to be a beggar and slept under other people's roofs every day, but now he finally has his own room, and a fairy master!

"Master are we the only two here?"

"Yes."

Seeing a snow-white figure walking up the stairs, Chongzi hurriedly chased after him, "Teacher! Master!"

Luo Yinfan turned around to take a look.

Chongzi said carefully: "Is teacher not hungry? It's already dark, where should I eat?"

Luo Yinfan loves quiet and has lived alone on Zizhu Peak for hundreds of years, never letting outsiders come to harass him, but now that there are additional disciples. He remembered that humans needed to eat, so he took out the scroll and gave it to him, “Xianmen disciples don't need to eat. This is a record of the Nanhua School's breathing method, you should go and study it first.”

Chongzi said, "But I'm hungry."

Luo Yinfan patiently said, "Do as the book says, and you won't be hungry anymore."

Can gods really skip meals? Chongzi quickly took over the book and flipped through it, embarrassed, "I... I don't know the words."

Luo Yinfan understood, thought for a moment, took the book from his hand, shook it for some reason, and returned it to him, "You know all these words, study carefully, don't be lazy."

Like a trick, the thin book turned into a thick, heavy one in his hands. Chongzi was amazed. When he regained consciousness, he discovered something even more extraordinary—I don't know when, The tattered clothes on his body were gone, replaced by a white robe, which was light and fluffy, and perfectly fitting, as if it was tailored to his body.

He had never worn nice clothes like this before, was this from his teacher? ChongZi was overjoyed.

There was no one in front of him, and the immortal masters had floated into the hall.

Chongzi still had many things to ask, so he chased after them. Who would have thought that the gate of the main hall seemed to be right in front of him, but he couldn't reach it. It turned out that Luo Yinfan usually put up a barrier after entering the hall to avoid all distractions. People who are not used to immortality naturally will not understand the customs that have been carried out for many years.

Chongzi was desperate and walked towards the third room with a thick book.

The immortal elders refused to accept him, would teacher also think he was too stupid? If you want to please him, you should learn the method of immortality, but what if you can't read his character?

The room is not big, with a bed and a table and chairs, which is enough for Chongzi. He touched everything passionately, and felt that the happiest time of his life was today.

There is no text, the scroll is full of little people drawn, one by one, there are many lines on the little people, each line has a fixed direction, Chongzi looked at it carefully for a long time, and actually understood something , in his heart he rejoiced. Master made it on purpose, so there are such interesting books in the world!

After learning it, he didn't have to be a beggar begging for food. He wants to be like that fairy brother, use the fairy method to save people, and no longer let them be bullied!

Chongzi was full of confidence and continued to train.

However, Luo Yinfan had never accepted any disciples. Clearly, he was overestimating the abilities of a ten year old. As long as he wrote it clearly, people who read it would definitely know it. Who knows sometimes simple things look, but hard to do. He knew he had to do it, but when the Qi walked, it would not obey, running up and down, Chongzi still practiced for a long time, until he was tired and sweating profusely, still couldn't do it, the qi was always wrong and instead his stomach was getting hungry.

Often tormented by hunger, he is even more afraid of the feeling. Chongzi started to panic, and then he couldn't help but walk out of the room.

It was late at night, the hall was still lit, and Luo Yinfan had not come out. I haven't eaten all day, I'm so hungry!

Chongzi sat on the steps, curling his body into a ball, trying desperately to quench his hunger, but unfortunately he was only a child and had limited willpower. 

The objects in the room were simple and neat. There are tables, chairs and a mirror outside. There were several books on the high table, ink stones, pen and ink, etc. There is a bed and blanket behind the screen. This seemed to be Luo Yinfan's bedroom.

After looking around almost all of the room, he finally returned to the next door and exited the door with a frown.

The huge Chonghua Palace has nothing to eat.

He glanced at one place, and he walked step by step...

The water in front of the hall was cold, and a small figure was crouching on the stone bridge, staring at the water with big eyes, shining hungry and patient, like a small animal that was being devoured.

Luo Yinfan stood on the steps, frowning slightly, just now he felt a strong anger, and immediately came out of the hall to check, and he saw such a scene. It's not a good thing for a child to be too angry. Was he really another Ni Lun?

After thinking about it, he hid his figure and walked down the stairs slowly. As soon as he got to the bottom of the steps, he saw the child swallow his saliva and suddenly reach out and reach into the water. Water splash. The little hand touched him a few times, and when he picked it up again, there was already a fish in his hand.

In fact, it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to catch fish with their bare hands. The fish was probably startled by the demonic aura he gave off, and it didn't escape, so it was caught in his hands.

The little hand trembled, the child looked at the fish and licked his lips. The fish is struggling. As if thinking of something, doubt appeared in his large eyes. As soon as the little hand was released, the fish fell back into the water with a "snap", splashed high in the water, and quickly disappeared.

The anger all over his body suddenly receded, and he lay weakly by the pool, biting his lip tightly, looking a little disturbed.

That child is not like an ordinary child, who is fat and has no angles. He was born very thin, very thin, and his white robes fit perfectly. Her small body looked extremely thin, but her body was slightly lighter because of that, lying there, like a piece of feather that could be blown away by a gust of wind.

Luo Yinfan stood beside him, watching all of this quietly, his brows slowly stretching.

Releasing the fish, Chongzi was desperate.

Whenever he got angry, the little animals would get scared and avoid him, even he himself didn't know what was going on. As for hurting others, he actually once snatched roast chicken with other beggars to eat, and sometimes ate it alive so he wouldn't starve to death.

All of the immortal elders believed that his devilish aura was too suffocating and would hurt others, so they refused to accept it. Now he really wants to catch fish to eat. Will his teacher kick him out when he finds out? He traveled thousands of miles to Nanhua and worked hard to become a disciple of the Immortal Sect, only to be able to save people like big immortal brother in the future. How could he make his teacher angry because he was hungry?

Chongzi tried not to look anymore, but luckily the fish in the water had been frightened, and he couldn't catch it if he wanted to.

But I'm really hungry, how can I stay hungry when I've become an immortal?

As a beggar, Chongzi certainly knows many ways to satisfy his hunger, but the water in front of him is different from water in other places.

After hesitating for a long time, he still couldn't help shaking his hand and lowering his head.

"You can't drink this water." A voice one would never forget after hearing it once.

Chongzi was so frightened that he quickly got up from the ground, "Master."

Luo Yinfan looked at him and said nothing.

Teacher saw it? Chongzi panicked even more, and immediately knelt down, "I didn't hurt them, I was just hungry."

Seeing her embarrassed and frightened appearance, Luo Yinfan sighed slightly. A ten year old child can control his anger and not hurt his life when he is hungry.

Seeing her embarrassed and frightened look, Luo Yinfan sighed slightly. A ten year old child can control his suffocation and not hurt his life when he is hungry.

He bent down to help her up, "You did a good job."

Master actually praised him? Chongzi thought he would be blamed, and was dumbfounded to hear that.

The person in front of him supported him with one hand. She had long hair in a snow suit and a comfortable expression in her eyes. Just like the people in his memory back then, they were the best immortals.

"Master said I... did a good job?"

"Yes." 

What children love most is to be praised, and Chongzi is no exception. Her big eyes immediately brightened, and she didn't hide her joy. Master is willing to praise him, even if he is hungry for another day, it doesn't matter.

In the blink of an eye, there were two more stone benches in front of him.

Luo Yinfan pulled him down and sat down, "From now on, you have to be like before. No matter how hungry you are, you can't hurt others, remember?"

Chongzi nodded vigorously, "I remember."

Luo Yinfan was originally a big-hearted and broad-minded person. He didn't have much prejudice against his natural demonic aura. 

Now his little disciple is very obedient, he likes him a little bit. "The breathing method is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for one's own use, to prolong your life. You feel hungry because you haven't learned the breathing method. Why don't you read the book teacher gave you?"

Chongzi was embarrassed, "I read it, but I'm too stupid to learn it."

Luo Yinfan was dumbfounded. Nothing to mention. How could a child who hasn't yet begun to master the basics of the breathing method? It can be seen that the reason for not teaching disciples is because he lacks experience.

He naturally attributed it to his own responsibilities, “That's because of teacher being negligent. If you're a beginner you definitely don't understand. Therefore teacher will guide you again.”

Then he gestured for Chongzi to sit down, "Do as the book says, Taste carefully."

Chongzi obediently closed his eyes.

His teacher took his hand and slowly channeled the fairy energy into it.

Chongzi actually felt a gentle stream of air flowing from his hand, like a stream, flowing into his body along his arm, circulating between his limbs and veins in his body, extremely regular, and his hands that were cold with hunger also became warm.

Back then, Luo Yinfan needed two days to absorb the qi, and he was already the fastest among his seniors. Luo Yinfan didn't expect him to learn it so soon. He would guide him to understand the direction of qi.

However, he soon discovered that there was actually qi in that small body, which was shallow and weak, on and off.

Luo Yinfan's heart tightened. That's right, it was indeed Qi, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Then, he heard Chongzi speak, "Master, I have Qi but it doesn't obey me. It doesn't follow me, it runs around."

From the start, he could absorb the energy of heaven and earth. This kid is very talented. If he concentrated on teaching, he would definitely achieve great success in the future. Luo Yinfan was shocked and felt regret for the first time in his life.

The naturally suffocating devil aura, no one can afford to take this risk.

While helping her conquer that Qi, he guided her with the words, "Qi is like water, if you force it to block it, it will go astray more and more. You have to go with the flow, and then it will naturally obey. That's how Qi gets in."

The strong airflow quickly merged with the weak qi and finally merged into a dantian.

Luo Yinfan let go, "Do you understand?"

Chongzi opened his eyes and thought for a moment, "I'm really not hungry!"

Luo Yinfan nodded, "From now on, we will practice like this. It's not early yet. Go back to your room and rest first, so the teacher will come back tomorrow evening to check your homework."

Meaning, I won't be able to see the teacher again until tomorrow night? Chongzi reluctantly got up and walked towards the room

He was born with an evil spirit, but has not lost his good qualities. He was like a blank sheet of paper, and he was very obedient. As long as he was always being guided and cajoled, he couldn't possibly become a devil. Does his teacher really want to follow the wishes of his brothers and not teach him magic?

Luo Yinfan felt a little guilty and called out, "Chong'er."

Chongzi was stunned for a moment, and quickly returned to him with joy, "Did teacher call me?"

In truth, Luo Yinfan had never been a teacher, but he often heard Shishu Min and his brother Yu Du, calling their students that way in private. Since she was his only student, he should have called her that. He wasn't used to it at first, but he didn't expect Chongzi to be so happy. Next he felt relieved.

"What do you wish to teach me, Master?"

"You were born with an evil spirit, so you can't practice magic for now."

Chongzi was still a child, and he only felt that the teacher treated him very well. Today is the happiest day of his life. Why did he care about this, he heard the words, "Okay. If teacher says that I don't cultivate then I won't cultivate."

The guilt has disappeared, however, the overall situation must be a priority, Luo Yinfan nodded, got up and returned to the room.

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