Chapter 6: Visiting Master Zhang, The Spirit Snake Coils Its Body (Part 1)

  The spirit snake coils its body (above)

  We arrived at Uncle Zhang's home after 3 am, I'm so tired! But when we got inside, Yue was almost fine, and my mood also improved a lot. To help Yue recover faster, Uncle Zhang put her in the black room. I still feel a bit uncomfortable thinking about what happened earlier, that black cat is really too loyal... it loves its owner so much that even I, an outsider, can see how heartbreaking it is. By the way, there's something else I don't understand: "Uncle Zhang, how did you know something was wrong at our place?"

  Zhang Shu sat on a chair: "This, Mingming, are you willing to take me as your master?"

  What?! There's such a great thing! I just saw Uncle Zhang's magic so handsome, and I was thinking about how to ask him to be my master to learn magic. Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to talk to me.

  "Really?!" I hastily replied. But I suddenly thought, Zhang Shu is so old and still a bachelor, won't he be able to marry... Thinking of this, I quickly asked: "Zhang Shu... uh... hehe, if I were to learn magic from you as my master, would I still be able to get married?"

  Zhang Shu's face immediately fell: "You worthless kid! What are you thinking about all day? Of course, our sect can marry and have children, it's just that I'm devoted to studying the Taoist arts and haven't taken a wife."

  "Oh, hey! Disciple greets master!" I said, and quickly knelt down on both knees in front of Uncle Zhang.

  "Hmm... Ghostly spirit! Get up, it's not my decision to accept you as a disciple, but an order from the elder of our sect. I don't know what the elder saw in you either. But thanks to you, I'm fortunate enough to experience the elder's dream transmission for the first time!" Zhang Shu said with a face full of joy, as if he had thought of something particularly glorious.

  Although I don't know who the superior in Zhang Shu's mouth is, he must be a figure in our school. However, Zhang Shu was happy to accept me as his apprentice, and I should thank that superior.

  "Mingming, go to sleep in the inner room. Wait till weekend and come to my place, I'll formally accept you as my apprentice. By the way, from now on, don't call me Master, just call me Uncle Zhang." Uncle Zhang said while walking out of the door. "En! Calling you Uncle Zhang is more natural for me anyway."

  Watching Uncle Zhang take a coat and go out the door, where is he going so late? Forget it, I'd better hurry up and sleep, otherwise I'll definitely be late tomorrow. Went to bed, nothing happened all night.

  The next day, everything returned to normal. In school, the head teacher and vice principal seemed as if nothing had happened, only some students would gossip in private about what had happened last night, which seemed to have caused a big commotion. Oh, and there's also Xiao Qi... Xiao Qi hasn't come back to school since the next day, and last night, in order to protect the principal and head teacher, no one went to look for her. It's said that her dad came to school to ask for an extended leave of absence, citing physical and mental health problems, with the physical problem being that she can only crawl...

  Alas, the difference between good and evil lies in just one thought. If she hadn't run away back then, even if she didn't take risks to pull him up, as long as she could have shouted loudly for help beside him, that boy wouldn't have met with an accident, would he? Now, everything is too late, the one she loved most will never come back, and she will suffer from inner torment for the rest of her life.

  Slowly, this matter has completely passed, and finally it's the weekend. After school in the afternoon, I went home to greet my parents, and then went to the front yard to find Yue to go to Uncle Zhang's place! Because he promised to take me as his apprentice on weekends and teach me magic! Hehe, just thinking about it, I'm so excited that I can fly over the eaves and walk on walls like on TV! Hahaha.

  Just as we were getting comfortable, we arrived at Uncle Zhang's house. I shouted out for Uncle Zhang in the courtyard. "Come on in!" Uncle Zhang was originally in the side room.

  I pushed open the curtain of the side house with Yue, and what entered my eyes was a golden purple statue placed right in the center of the table. The statue wore a purple holy robe, with a brass-plated gold hat on its head. On both sides of the statue were various melons and fruits as offerings, making the statue look even more solemn and beautiful! So majestic! Yue and I couldn't help but exclaim in surprise!

  "What are you still standing at the door for! Hurry up and come in, get ready! Mingming, quickly wash your hands with the water in that brass basin over there and tidy yourself up. Yue, go to the side room and watch from there, when the ceremony starts you'll be by my side, I'm afraid it might harm you." Zhang Shu said while arranging various ritual tools.

  "Alright. Mingming, I'll go watch from the side! Such a grand scene, I wouldn't want to miss it!" Yue flew into the side room, poking her head out to watch the ceremony.

  I quickly dusted off my body and began to carefully wash my hands with the water in the basin. I didn't expect becoming an apprentice would be so solemn! Previously, I thought it would be like on TV, where you just kneel down and offer your master a cup of tea, and that's it.

  After adjusting my appearance, Zhang Shu made me kneel in front of that statue. I wonder which god it is... After a while, Zhang Shu also adjusted his appearance and knelt down in front of the god, but he was in front and I was behind.

  "The infinite god of the purple robe is above! Disciple Zhang Youshi, on behalf of the master, has brought Xu Ming to our sect! Today's ceremony of bowing to the master, I dare not, and specially invite the master to open his eyes as a witness!" As soon as Zhang Shu finished speaking, he heard a loud rumbling sound, and the statue above emitted a brilliant purple golden light that pierced through everything, making it impossible for me to open my eyes. The painful Yue had already fallen to the ground. I was about to go and help Yue when Zhang Shu whispered: "Don't move!" I could only obediently kneel in place.

  Suddenly, the huge sound and dazzling light just disappeared. I looked up and saw that a purple jade had appeared on the forehead of the statue! It looks so charming, yet it makes people involuntarily respectful.

  Zhang Shu also looked up and saw, hurriedly got up and asked for three incense sticks to worship in the incense burner in front of the god's image. "Get up, you little guy is really lucky! The superior person treats you with such kindness, actually using amethyst as your initiation gift!" Zhang Shu already had a face full of pride... indicating that he didn't understand what he meant.

  Zhang Shu looked at me still being stunned, then sat down on the chair beside the statue and said seriously: "Xu Ming! Now I accept you as my disciple, are you willing?"

  I understand this, it's similar to the movies. I quickly picked up a cup of tea, knelt in front of Zhang Shu and presented the tea: "Master is above! Disciple Xu Ming pays his respects!"

  Zhang Shu took over the tea and drank a mouthful: "Alright, get up! From now on, you will be my indoor disciple, and I will pass on to you the unique skills of our school."

  "Thank you, Master!" I excitedly stood up, where's Yue?! Earlier, I heard the sound of him falling to the ground. I was just about to run to the side house to find him. Zhang Uncle smiled and said: "Don't go look for him anymore, I used a spell to hide him in that black jar. You kids really don't listen, I told you not to come out. Earlier when the superior being opened his eyes, he actually came to sneak a peek with his spiritual body. If I hadn't taken action, I'm afraid he would have been reduced to ashes by now."

  This is a formidable place! Before he could think much, Zhang Shu said: "Since I have accepted you as my apprentice today, tomorrow you will follow me to Guo Mao Shan and teach you the spirit snake coiling body technique!"

  "Alright! I'm going home now! Take care, Master Yue!" I exclaimed excitedly as I ran back home. Oh my god! I felt like I had never been so excited before! At that time, I was just like a naive kid, thinking that this was a pie that had fallen from the sky, and only thought about how powerful I would be after learning magic! But I didn't know what kind of power people had, or how heavy responsibilities were... After returning home, I lay on my bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep! All I could think about was waiting for tomorrow to see the Ling She Pan Shen that Uncle Zhang had talked about.