txolops Chapter 128 A Fat Sheep Delivered to the Door
Chapter 128 A Fat Sheep Delivered to the Door
Mingxin was slightly taken aback, stopped in her tracks, and looked back at Lin Xuan with a surprised expression. She seemed not to have expected him to say such a thing.
After a moment, Mingxin asked:
"Let me make this clear first, our master isn't someone you can just meet whenever you want. If you don't have a decent gift to offer..."
Before Mingxin could finish speaking, Lin Xuan interrupted:
"Don't worry, senior brother, I understand."
As he spoke, he gently patted his chest.
Mingxin glanced at Lin Xuan's chest, remembering that Lin Xuan had just taken the silver from there, blinked twice, and said:
"That's good. Okay, come with me."
Mingxin turned around and walked deeper into the Taoist temple.
The Taoist temple covered a large area, and it took them about half an incense stick's time to walk to each of the buildings.
Mingxin didn't turn her head, and instructed, "Wait here for me, I'll go in and inform them."
Without waiting for Lin Xuan's reply, he took a step forward, walked to the front of the house, and gently knocked on the door.
"Knock knock knock".
Three taps produce a soft, rhythmic sound.
After a few breaths, an aged voice came from inside the house: "Who is it?"
Mingxin dared not be negligent; even though they were separated by a large door, he still bowed and stood with his hands at his sides.
"Master, it's me."
"A new disciple has been accepted into our sect, and he wishes to pay his respects to you, sir."
After a moment of silence inside the house, the door slowly opened. There was no one behind it, and it was unclear who had pushed it open.
However, Mingxin was not surprised, knowing that this was his master's doing.
He bowed again at the door before entering the gate.
The figure had just disappeared behind the door when it slammed shut.
Seeing this, Lin Xuan shook his head and chuckled, thinking to himself, "Playing tricks."
This is a very rudimentary technique, almost a beginner's skill for cultivators in this world.
The old Taoist priest here actually used this trick to fool people; it's really too low-level.
Thinking of this, Lin Xuan frowned, and after a moment of recollection, he realized that he had forgotten the old Taoist priest's name.
Although he learned some skills here, it was all just a formality.
The Taoist priests in the temple not only have randomly generated names, but also do not have any other side quests.
Lin Xuan was naturally too lazy to bother memorizing their names.
After thinking for a moment, he was too lazy to bother.
Close your eyes, concentrate, and listen attentively.
The next moment, they heard noises coming from inside the house.
The bright moon's voice rang out.
"Master, that kid outside looks like a fat sheep."
Upon hearing this, an old man said indifferently, "Fat sheep? Where in our Mozhu City can we find any fat sheep?"
Mingyue smiled and said:
"Master, you don't know this, but I think that young man is a stranger, so he must be from out of town."
"The world has been in turmoil lately. He must have heard of your reputation, which is why he came here specifically to learn from you. You mustn't let his good intentions go to waste."
The old man laughed after hearing these words.
"You're all talk! What do you mean by 'we can't let him down'? I think you're clearly after his money!"
"Tell me the truth, how much of a bribe did you receive when you brought him into the sect?"
Mingyue chuckled but did not answer.
It seems he has a good relationship with the old Taoist priest, which is why he dares to be so presumptuous. No wonder he can guard the gate.
The old man didn't press further, but after thinking for a moment, he said:
"Fine, then call him in. I'll find out more about him."
A short while later, the door reopened, and Mingyue came out, waving to Lin Xuan from the doorway:
"Your master has agreed to see you. Please come in with me."
Lin Xuan had already opened his eyes, his expression calm, and he slowly stepped forward.
He did not enter directly, but stood at the doorway and bowed to those inside, saying:
"Disciple greets Master."
The room was very spacious, and an old Taoist priest sat cross-legged on a futon, looking like a hermit.
However, Lin Xuan almost burst out laughing when he saw it.
【LV15·Qingyangzi】
This level is too low; it's not even as good as Yun Hezi, whom he killed back then.
Lin Xuan suppressed a laugh, cupped his hands in greeting again, and was just thinking about whether to make up a fake name to fool people.
He has recently made quite a name for himself, causing a stir in the East China Sea.
Although this place is hundreds of miles from the coastline, his reputation may have already spread here.
Using the name Lin Xuan directly might cause some trouble.
But Lin Xuan was completely overthinking it. Qingyangzi, like his disciple, only cared about money and didn't care about Lin Xuan's identity at all.
Qingyangzi looked Lin Xuan up and down, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes, and smiled:
"Indeed, indeed. Mingxin praised you in front of me, saying that you have extraordinary talent, and he was right."
"You are a promising candidate for cultivation. I will bestow upon you a Daoist name now, which will be... Mingyue."
【Ding! 】
【Qingyangzi bestows upon you the Daoist name: Bright Moon #001】
[When you use the Human race skin, you can wear this title, which will slightly increase the Taoist cultivators' favorability towards you.]
Lin Xuan knew perfectly well that this "Bright Moon" was just a Taoist name he made up on the spot.
In the previous game, players even specifically researched that all the Taoist temples where one could learn skills actually shared the same Taoist name system.
The same list is used repeatedly.
If too many players become disciples at the same time, resulting in duplicate names, then the players with the same name will be 002 and 003.
At that time, some players even managed to organize a group of tens of thousands of people to simultaneously join a Taoist temple.
I want to know what will happen when this number reaches 999, whether it will turn into gibberish.
The result was not surprising; the number broke the three-digit limit and became 1000.
Lin Xuan was momentarily lost in thought as he recalled these events.
Qingyangzi noticed something amiss, his brow furrowed slightly in displeasure, but he quickly suppressed it and said in a gentle tone:
"Mingyue, why aren't you saying anything? Do you not like this Taoist name?"
Lin Xuan awoke with a start and smiled, "How could I not like the Daoist title bestowed upon me by my master?"
Mingxin blinked, sensing that something was amiss.
The master's behavior is abnormal.
Even if Lin Xuanzhen is a fat sheep, we should still pay some attention to him.
Giving him any random Taoist name is fine, but why doesn't he even mention his own name?
This doesn't seem like taking on an apprentice.
Just as Mingxin was about to speak and introduce his master to Lin Xuan, he heard Qingyangzi speak again.
"Mingyue, you've come to pay your respects to your master. Do you have any gifts to offer?"
Mingxin couldn't hold back any longer. "Master, why are you asking for benefits? This is so unlike the image of a senior master."
This kind of thing should be left to me!
Even Lin Xuan noticed something was wrong.
However, he didn't show it. He reached into his pocket, took out two silver ingots, a total of twenty taels, and placed them on the table next to him.
He still had a lot of gold and silver on hand, so a mere few dozen taels of silver was nothing.
When Qingyangzi saw the twenty taels of silver, his expression became much more sincere. He raised his hand and collected the two ingots of silver from a distance.
Then she smiled and said, "Good, good, good! Mingyue, you are indeed excellent."
"Find a place to stay first. Tomorrow morning, I will hold an initiation ceremony for you, and then teach you a few martial arts techniques."