Although three Miao people came this morning and booked the entire inn, how could we refuse business that came to us?
The three Miao people lived upstairs, and there were empty rooms in the backyard that people could live in.
Lin Yi didn't move an inch, and said with a half-smile, "Boss lady, are there no rooms available upstairs?"
"Well..." Aunt Li was still organizing her thoughts when Li Xiaoyao interrupted, "Unfortunately, the upstairs is already full."
"I see, business is booming." Lin Yi followed Li Xiaoyao toward the backyard.
After settling Lin Yi in, Li Xiaoyao brought wine and food upstairs, only to find that the three Miao people upstairs had disappeared.
They didn't see any trace of it until evening.
Aunt Li and Li Xiaoyao whispered to each other in secret and discussed it several times.
As night fell, Li Xiaoyao, remembering his promise to a drunken Taoist priest he had made at the inn during the day, slipped out of the inn under the cover of darkness and headed towards the mountain god temple at Shili Slope outside the town.
The mountain god temple was dilapidated and had been abandoned for a long time, with no trace of human activity. Not only were there no monks or Taoist priests managing it, but even the statues were covered in dust, almost as dusty as the incense burner outside the gate.
Li Xiaoyao looked around and saw that there was no one around. He thought to himself, "Maybe I'll have to wait a while longer?"
He took out the wooden sword he had carved and practiced a few moves haphazardly. Before he knew it, half an hour had passed, and there was still no one around.
Li Xiaoyao suddenly thought, "I'm waiting here, and who knows, that drunken Taoist priest might be passed out in some corner, fast asleep."
"Could I have been tricked by that filthy beggar?" This thought, once it arose, became absolutely certain.
Li Xiaoyao felt a surge of anger rising within him, thinking to himself, "I knew it! With his demeanor, how could he possibly know martial arts? I must have been fooled! Damn it! If I run into him again, I'll make him pay for my drinks!"
Li Xiaoyao angrily sheathed his sword and strode out of the mountain god temple.
Inside the Li Family Inn, Lin Yi witnessed this scene through the Water Mirror Technique. Since the Drunken Daoist and the Sword Immortal had not appeared, he would continue to wait and see.
The Drunken Sword Immortal, who travels the world slaying demons and monsters, is a living map. This is the main reason why he stayed.
The Drunken Sword Immortal stood Li Xiaoyao up. Will Li Xiaoyao continue to persevere?
Lin Yi thought to himself, "Should I give him some pointers tomorrow, like Zhang Liang picking up the shoe or the Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage? Whether Li Xiaoyao can grasp it or not depends on his own destiny."
In fact, Li Xiaoyao has a deep connection with Mount Shu.
Situ Zhong, the Sword Immortal, was a close friend of Li Xiaoyao's father, Li Sansi; their families were actually old friends.
Li Sansi's master is the swordsman Jing Tian, and Jing Tian's master is Xu Changqing (the 23rd generation head of the Shu Mountain sect). So, sorry, Li Xiaoyao is a genuine Shu Mountain immortal of the nth generation!
Otherwise, the joke that a pot of watered-down osmanthus wine could be exchanged for the Shu Mountain Sword Control Technique is lame.
The next day, after Lin Yi finished his morning lessons, he saw Li Xiaoyao approach him with a fawning smile on his handsome face.
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Chapter 148 From Beginning to Abandoning
"Daoist Master, are you practicing your martial arts?" Li Xiaoyao asked ingratiatingly.
Lin Yi nodded and asked, "Is there something you need, Brother Li?"
"Master, how's your martial arts? Can you split stone tablets, shatter jade, and divide gold?" Li Xiaoyao said, striking a few poses. "Hmph, ha!" he snorted a few times.
Lin Yi shook his head and said, "Being brave and aggressive, fighting and killing, is not something a wise person would do."
"What kind of path does that Taoist priest cultivate?" Li Xiaoyao asked.
Lin Yi said calmly, "The Great Dao of transcending life and death, and achieving longevity."
"The Taoist priest is indeed a master." After offering a few words of flattery, Li Xiaoyao left in a flash.
The passionate young man's greatest desire now is to roam the world, uphold justice, and eliminate evil. He simply cannot understand things like life and death.
Li Xiaoyao now is like the Monkey King of China and the Monkey King of Flower Fruit Mountain. Only after truly facing the terror of life and death and being tempered by time can he understand the profound meaning in Lin Yi's words.
That evening, Lin Yi casually gave Li Xiaoyao a few pointers. The masters of this world always like to test their disciples in all sorts of ways, calling it observing their character, tempering their will, and so on.
Li Xiaoyao was greatly encouraged upon hearing this. That evening, he went to the mountain god temple at Shilipo again.
But this time, he still didn't see the Sword Immortal.
On the third night, Li Xiaoyao went out again full of enthusiasm, only to return disappointed.
Day 4, Day 5...
Li Xiaoyao was greatly shocked, and Lin Yi, who was waiting patiently, also felt a bit of a toothache.
Where did that Sword Immortal of Wine go?
On the ninth night, Li Xiaoyao lay in his room, repeatedly muttering, "Go, or not go? Go, or not go..."
Ultimately, his yearning for the martial world and for martial arts roused him once again, and he slipped out of the inn, heading towards the mountain god temple.
As night deepened, the dilapidated mountain god temple resembled a monster crouching in the darkness. The grass and trees rustled in the wind, amplifying the terror.
Li Xiaoyao ignored all of this, walked into the mountain god temple, and waited quietly.
Li Xiaoyao felt like the town's idiot, no, even sillier than the idiot.
Being scammed once wasn't enough, so every night I come here hoping for the best.
It's time to go back. Will you come again tomorrow?
Li Xiaoyao himself didn't know that every time he left, he was determined never to come back, but the result was...