The Grudge Chapter 10 - Getting Started with Master

C10 Getting Started with Master

I didn't have any nightmares that night, nor did I feel that cold and sinister feeling lingering around me. It could be said that this was the second time I had slept soundly ever since I had drowned. The first time I had slept soundly was when Old man Tao gave me that pill to eat.

On the other hand, seeing this Old man Tao made me feel much more comfortable.

Early the next morning, I woke up. I was hungry.

When the water cooled down and I came out of the barrel, I felt empty in my stomach. I thought that Old man Tao would leave me something to eat, but by the time I went out to look, the fire was already almost burnt out and there was a pile of chicken bones beside me. Old man Tao, on the other hand, was already snoring in bed.

Seeing these things, I immediately scolded this Old man Tao in my heart. This dirty old man really can eat it, he's not afraid of being overpowered.

There was no helping it, it was already dark. Naturally, I couldn't find anything to eat, so I simply made a bed behind the big rock and went to sleep.

When I woke up, Old man Tao was already awake. He woke up earlier than me and was just putting on his clothes.

"F * cking child, hurry up and get up. I still have something important to do today, what are you pretending to be sleeping for?"

When Old man Tao shouted this, I immediately crawled back up. Although I felt that this old man was extremely unreasonable, he had saved my life, so I naturally had to show some courtesy. Otherwise, if one day this old man was unhappy and kicked me out, wouldn't I be done for?

Thus, when I heard Old man Tao call for me, I also immediately crawled up and put on my clothes, asking him what was the matter. Old man Tao glanced at me, then pointed to the two buckets beside the water vat and said: "Go, go and fetch some water.

I replied and walked to the front of the water tank to take a look. Wow, the water tank is almost at the bottom. I immediately said, "What? There's no water in the water tank. How much effort would it take to fill it up?"

After Old man Tao heard my words, his eyebrows twitched and he said, "What, you don't want to sleep yet? Do you not want to sleep tonight?"

When I heard Old man Tao talk about night, I immediately shivered and smiled obsequiously. "No, no, Old Master Tao, I'll go right now. I'll go right away."

After I finished speaking, I picked up the two buckets and went to fetch the water according to the route the Old man Tao gave me.

At that time, although I was young, I still had some strength amongst the children in the mountain. Very quickly, I carried the water back to the cave, and just as I entered, I saw Old man Tao squatting down with both of his hands stretched out in front of him.

"Old man, are you in the pit?"

I looked at the Old man Tao and accidentally asked. When the Old man Tao heard my words, he couldn't hold in his breath. His body relaxed and he immediately sat down on the ground.

"You dog of a child, see if I beat you to death!"

As Old man Tao said this, he really did get up and prepared to hit me. I carried the water and ran to the side of the water vat. Just as I poured the water in, the back of my collar was pulled by Old man Tao.

"Old man, didn't you say that it was a big matter?"

As I was being carried around by the old man, I was afraid of getting beaten up. A thought flashed through my mind, and I suddenly remembered what Old man Tao had said this morning.

When the Old man Tao heard me say that, he immediately put me down. I turned around and saw that his expression had become serious, as if he was a completely different person. When Old man Tao saw me looking at him, he sighed and said, "Forget it, Qing Waer, do you want to learn Dao?"

Dao? At that time, it was rather strange to me, and I didn't know what this Dao was.

"If you learn Dao, then you won't be afraid of those things." Old man Tao added.

I naturally knew what he meant by 'what those things are'. Hearing Old man Tao say that I shouldn't be afraid of those things, I immediately became interested.

Old man Tao stroked his beard, nodded in satisfaction, then walked to the small shelf beside the bed. He took out a box from inside, an incense burner from inside, and three thumb-thick joss sticks from inside.

As for joining my sect, there are not many rules, as long as you obey your own heart, and you don't have to be like those disciples who cultivate in the mountain and practice the Dao, who are restricted by mud and all kinds of forms. However, you still have to pay attention to inheritance, since you have joined my sect, you will naturally want to inherit my Dao Sect's mantle, and you must not forget the roots. "Now, pay your respects to me, Empyrean Pure Spirit Treasure."

Old man Tao said as he placed the censer on the table, lit the incense and passed it to me while guiding me to kneel down.

After bowing to the Heavenly Spirit Treasure statue, Old man Tao took out three more sticks of incense and said to me: "Liu Chengqing, read this to me!"

Old man Tao's voice wasn't loud, but last night's thunderous feeling entered my mind, as though the voice didn't travel through my ears to my brain, but directly shocked my soul, causing me to be unable to resist, and I had no choice but to listen.

"Disciple Liu Chengqing!"

"We are here today to pay our respects to Mount Mao Elder Tao Qingen of the Mount Mao Sect!"

"I've heard it from the heavens. I've heard of the Seven Saints of the Qing Dynasty, Sky Sovereign Yuanshi, Lord Taishang, Lord Taishang and Lord Taishang!"

Finally, Old man Tao stood in front of me and said: "Liu Chengqing, you need to remember, a man's knees can be used to kneel to the heavens, you can kneel to the earth, you can kneel to your parents, and under extreme retreat, you can kneel to your master who taught you dao, understand?"

"Disciple understands."

After hearing what the Old man Tao said, I kowtowed three more times. After I stood up, I felt the world spinning around me. These twelve heads actually hit the ground.

Old man Tao came over and supported me, and amiably said: "Alright, let's forget about this disciple ceremony. From today onwards, you are my, Tao Qingen's, disciple, and also Mount Mao's disciple. You have no foundation, so right now, immediately go and read my book. That's right, let me read the 'Classic of Virtue' first."

After saying that, he took out an old bound book and printed three traditional characters on it in written form ? "Classic of the Way of the Tao".