Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 74

In the afternoon, Dou Niang went back and Tian Buli also returned to the mountain.

The rabbit lady asked, "Master, why do you always want to learn something? Aren't we living a carefree life now?"

Tian Buli sat down and looked at the rabbit lady who brought him tea and water, and then looked at the little rabbits who were sitting in the yard and practicing while watching the sunset.

"Some things can't be avoided. If you don't think about them early, you'll be in a lot of trouble when you encounter them."

Tian Buli said, "For example, if all five of you are monsters, if a Taoist priest has nothing better to do and wants to come to my place to exorcise monsters and kill you five, then I will have to rely on my strength to speak for myself."

"Now I am free and easy, just like the old trees withered in the mountains, the oxen and pigs that died of old age in the village, and the old people lying down waiting to die."

"You and I are still young now. If we don't learn now, it will be too late to regret it in the future."

Tian Buli looked at the five rabbit monsters and suddenly remembered something.

These five rabbit monsters have long since broken free from the shackles of the rabbit's lifespan, and their own lifespans are only a few decades left.

If I don't work hard, I will outlive these five free-spirited and unambitious rabbit monsters.

This is really...

Black Rabbit stood on two legs, with his fists clenched to the sky and more than 30 centimeters high, and said proudly: "Master, I think I can beat a dog now!"

As the eldest of the rabbit sisters, Black Rabbit is the most serious in martial arts training. The strength she has gained from bullying her younger sisters for a long time has given her a lot of confidence.

"You little rabbit, you became obedient after being bitten by a dog." Tian Buli scolded, and then said: "Practice for another month, and when your strength increases a little, I will bring a dog up and compete with you."

Black Rabbit quickly said, "Okay! I'm going to eat more, run more, practice more, and kick those bad dogs away!"

The three rabbits nearby looked at the black rabbit with envy and admiration, but these three rabbits combined were no match for the black rabbit.

The rabbit lady smiled and said, "I saw a few dogs when I went down the mountain today. When they saw me following my master, they didn't dare to bark. They must have sensed my master's majesty."

Tian Buli is the chief of Tian Village. Villagers nearby would bow and nod politely when they saw Tian Buli. The dogs in the village were not stupid either. If there was a dog that didn't understand the situation, it would be killed by Hong Wen that night.

"Speaking of beating dogs, I've also been thinking about what weapon to use. Ordinary swords always feel weak, and axes are not easy to carry around."

The little white rabbit asked, "Master, what kind of weapons are dogs afraid of?"

"It should be afraid of the stick." Tian Buli felt that the dog should be afraid of this, but he was not sure.

The little white rabbit said quickly: "Then use a stick. A stick is good."

"That's true..." Tian Buli thought it was very good after thinking about it for a while.

"The stick is easy to carry. It is normal to put it on the carriage and in the yard. Moreover, I can turn the long stick into a short stick and use two short sticks as weapons."

What Tian Buli pursues is to improve his strength in the short term. His official status can deal with most people who are looking for trouble, and learning to use a stick can also improve his physical skills and attack power to deal with the harassment of some monsters.

After all, this is in the mountains, and we can't be sure if there are wild boars, tigers or the like in the mountains, so we always need some self-defense measures.

After deciding to use a stick as a weapon, Tian Buli took a saw and went to the mountain to cut down a piece of thick wood.

The little rabbits also set their sights on the bad dogs in the village and began to work hard to build up their strength.

The bunny girl had no intention of competing with the dog, but she jumped around the yard along with him, mastering various moves in her human form.

The rabbit form is rarely used.

Since Dou Niang and others came to visit the grave today, the foot of the mountain has become busy.

Tian Buli was quietly practicing and studying on the mountain, while at the foot of the mountain he was repairing graves and building houses. He estimated that he would be able to build a house with six or seven rooms before the end of the year.

Dou Niang wanted the Tian family's and the Hu family's houses to be next to each other, so she chose a good location and occupied an acre of land specifically for building houses.

The money for building the house was paid by the Hu family, and County Magistrate Chen also issued a corvée order, asking nearby people to come and help with the service, and the Hu family only had to provide them with food.

The Xia family and the Liu family also sent skilled craftsmen to help. There would be nothing to do after autumn. It was a blessing for everyone to be able to help the Juren master build a house. He was 100% a county lord and a parent official.

Tian Buli was concentrating on practicing, studying and practicing martial arts in the mountains. After two or three days, he heard a burst of dogs barking at the foot of the mountain.

There are a lot of idle people building houses these days, so all the dogs in the village are tied up and they don't bark much.

Hearing the barking of dogs at the foot of the mountain, Tian Buli, who was practicing martial arts, stood nearby with a stick in his hand, and looked down the mountain curiously.

The mountains and hills seem not far away, just like looking outside a residential area from a building dozens of stories high.

It looks not far away, but in fact the mountain road is rugged and it often takes more than ten minutes to get up.

At first glance, I saw a group of people carrying a sedan chair. Several people dressed as women were standing at the door of a house, talking about something, and also looking towards the mountain.

Tian Buli couldn't see the woman's appearance clearly, but when he saw that the person coming was not an ordinary country woman, he took the initiative to run over with a stick.

The woman who could ride in a sedan chair to this poor village was probably here for him. Three or five minutes later, Tian Buli arrived at the foot of the mountain.

When I got closer, I realized who the beautiful woman in the lead was.

Tian Buli smiled and said, "I was wondering why I heard the birds singing today. It turns out that they knew something good would happen today. Miss Lan, please come and meet me. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person."

Lan He looked at Tian Buli's figure and expression and said in surprise, "It's only been a few days since we last met, and you look different."

Tian Buli looked at his hands and feet. "What's different? I'm used to being lazy. I don't usually look in the mirror after washing my face, so I didn't notice it."

Lan He looked at you carefully for a few seconds. "I can't explain it, but you give people a different feeling. When I first saw you, I thought you looked a little rustic. Today, I feel that you look much more refined. I can't really put it into words."

"But it must be a good thing!" Lan He said with a smile: "Have you practiced the techniques I taught you often and have you figured it out?"

Tian Buli looked around and said, "This is not a place to talk. My home is just as simple as the other houses here. Let's go sit down in the shed and talk."

Lan He looked at the shed in the field in the distance. It was where the workers used to work, rest, eat and gamble. It looked simple and casual.

Lan He was unwilling to go to that shabby place and gave Tian Buli a charming smile.

"Come into my sedan chair and talk. I've been riding in it for two days just to find you. You don't know how hard it is."

"Obedience is worse than respect." Tian Buli responded with a smile.

Lan He smiled and said, "That's right. Do as I say and that will only give me face."

The maid beside them lifted the curtain and the two of them entered the sedan chair one after another.

The sedan chair was not small. The interior of this large sedan chair carried by eight people looked like a mobile bed, with bedding, boxes for various clothes, and a tea table.

After the two of them got into the sedan and sat down, the sedan bearers nearby automatically carried the sedan to a place with a wide view, away from the village children and nearby wild men.

Lan He said to Tian Buli who was sitting across from the tea table, "After you left, my master and I went to look for you, but came up empty-handed. Fortunately, my master and his wife were very generous and not only did they not blame you, they also asked me to come over and talk to you again."

Lan He smiled and teased charmingly, "You can't refuse again. Look how much I have suffered for you. I even wore out a pair of shoes."

Tian Buli was a little embarrassed and explained, "To be honest, I was stopped by an immortal on my way back. The immortal asked me if I had a master. When I said no, the immortal asked me if I was willing to become her disciple. Seeing that she was very powerful, I agreed."

Lan He was shocked. "What immortal? Where is he from?"

Tian Buli replied, "He is also a Taoist from Yanxia Mountain. He calls himself the Taoist of Liuyun Peak. He said he is preparing to survive the catastrophe."

"Ah?" Lan He was unable to react. He turned out to be a cultivator from Yanxia Mountain. Aren't they one family?

Tian Buli was also very curious about his cheap master, "Miss Lan, do you know Taoist Master Liuyun?"

"This... I'm not sure." Lan He was a little embarrassed. "I heard about the Immortal Sect from my wife. I have never been to Yanxia Mountain, and my wife is not an ordinary village woman who likes to gossip, so I don't know much."

Lan He has some qualifications, but not enough to meet the entry standards. In fact, she is from an official family in Qi Tian Prefecture and is a lady from a famous family.

Tian Buli nodded, "Is that so? Then let's do this. My master told me to continue like this for now, and we can talk about other things after I pass the imperial examination."

Lan He said quickly: "How about this, you come with me to meet my wife. My wife is an inner sect disciple of Yanxia Mountain and knows more about the immortal sect than I do."

"And to be honest, if you want to take the imperial examination, you should meet my wife. If you don't pass, you will have to pass it."

This finally broke down Tian Buli's defenses. Tian Buli was somewhat confident about practicing martial arts and cultivating Taoism, but he was not confident about taking the examination to become a scholar.

Although it is tiring to run around, it doesn't matter if I can pass the imperial examination.

Moreover, meeting a real cultivator would indeed be beneficial to me. Qi Dao Zong was not bad to me and seemed to be a good person, so it was necessary to make friends with him.

"Okay!" Tian Buli hesitated for five or six seconds and then said decisively: "Miss Lan has worked so hard to come to me. If I don't go, it would be too disrespectful to Miss Lan!"

How could Lan He not know that it was his words that moved the boy, but seeing that he was really sensible, he did not care about the matter.

"Then I have to thank Mr. Tian!"

Tian Buli said, "Please wait here for a while, Miss Lan. I have some things to take care of when I get home."

Lan He's eyes narrowed, revealing a look of doubt, "You don't want to run away, do you?"

Tian Buli laughed and said, "Why should I run? Is there any danger in going to the Princess's Mansion?"

"That's not the case." Lan He joked, "It's because you ran back directly before, which made people think that you really don't want to deal with the people in the Princess's Mansion."

Tian Buli explained: "Just as Miss Lan saw, I am currently building a house here. The workers are all villagers from nearby. I don't know many of them, so I have to explain everything to them before I leave."

Lan He nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead. When you come back, I'll give you a good horse and a fortune."

(End of this chapter)