A powerful, elder-level monk should understand the truth that ordinary people can understand.

So we really can't blame Shangguan Yun for being suspicious. Many people watching inevitably have similar speculations about favoritism and care.

Gu Pan is relatively sure that the Gu family has nothing to do with Zhenren Ma.

Then she couldn't figure out why Gu Wuyou wasn't happy even though he was praised.

Shangguan Yi thought for a while and analyzed: "It's impossible to be unhappy. That makes no sense at all. It's not that you don't know how much he hopes to be a monk."

Gu Pan was convinced, wasn't he? In order to become a monk, he even refused to thank Shangguan Yi, a beautiful woman, as if he was afraid of being relied on...

Shangguan Yi: "After all, he is nineteen years old. He can't be like those children and show his worries on his face, right? This is one of the most precious qualities of a man in the city as my grandfather said."

Lu Xuan pouted: "Pfft, Xiao Gu has a city mansion?"

You have never seen him get carried away when his fraud was successful, and how embarrassed he was when he failed.

Shangguan Yi glanced at Lu Xuan: "How well do you know him? You have only known him for eight months."

Gu Wuyou promised Lu Xuan not to reveal her identity as a "traveler", and of course he would not tell anyone the specific process of their acquaintance. But how long had the two known each other, Gu Wuyou didn't want to hide it from his sister.

Gu Pan found out, and her only close friend kept trying to find out the true relationship between the two of them all day long, so she soon found out too.

Lu Xuan shrugged: "It's true that we haven't known each other for a long time, but you can't guess what Gu Wuyou is thinking right now, so I can be a so-called confidant, but that's it."

Shangguan Yi: "I wish you can be his confidant for the rest of your life."

Lu Xuan was not angry at all, because she had never considered Shangguan Yi as a competitor. Just kidding, she is a time traveler with modern thinking, how could she want to marry a native? Even if the native looks pleasing to the eye, it won't do.

She smiled lightly: "Do you want to know?"

Shangguan Yi hesitated.

Lu Xuan: "If you want to know, just tell me. If you don't tell me, how can I know that you really want to know? Even though you look at me sincerely, you still have to tell me. It's impossible for you to tell me."

If you want to know, I won’t tell you. If you say you don’t want to know, I will tell you anyway. Let’s be reasonable..."

Shangguan Yi and Gu Pan's eyes were full of small circles when they heard this.

Lu Xuan pressed his hands down and took a deep breath: "It's great to call it a day and call it a day!"

Gu Pan asked worriedly: "Lu Xuan, are you okay?"

Inexplicably, he suddenly said a lot of "know", like a lunatic. Gu Pan didn't understand that playing tricks can be addictive.

Lu Xuan waved his hand: "It's okay, I'm fine."

He looked forward to it.

Shangguan Yi: "Xiao Pan, please be more careful! This guy obviously has a brain problem. Last time he instigated your brother to fight Guan Rui, he seemed to have the same jingle. Gu Wuyou is very clever, but he was fooled by her like a madman.

.Her mouth is poisonous!"

Gu Pan couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.

Lu Xuan has been helping his brother with his homework these days. If Shangguan Yi's words are correct, will his brother suddenly go crazy during the assessment?

Lu Xuan glared at Shangguan Yi: "Where is the poison? Have you tasted it?"

Shangguan Yi was startled and subconsciously looked at Lu Xuan's lips.

After a while.

"Bah, bah, bah!"

Gu Pan was angry and funny, and also felt very ashamed, because their actions attracted a lot of attention from around them. Although there is no etiquette in Middle-earth, women who behave too wildly will still be despised.

The two vomited for a while and their emotions returned to normal.

Shangguan Yi winked at Gu Pan.

Gu Pan quickly understood and asked, "Lu Xuan, why is my brother unhappy? Can you tell me?"

Lu Xuan sneered secretly. Shangguan Yi was not stupid. He knew that if she asked, he would most likely not be able to tell, so he used Gu Pan as a weapon. This adventurer still has to give Gu Pan face, after all, she is an "indigenous follower of the time traveler"

sister".

"It's very simple. Gu Wuyou's outlook on life has been impacted." Lu Xuan said.

Shangguan Yi: "Three views?"

"He used to be a Taoist priest. Although he no longer does it, once the three views are established, it is not so easy to change. What Master Ma said is in serious conflict with the education he received since childhood. It's strange that he doesn't feel uncomfortable."

Shangguan Yi and Gu Pan looked at each other.

Gu Pan: "What does a Taoist priest... do?"

Lu Xuan: "It's similar to monks. They mainly practice cultivation, but what they pursue is to attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality, so they must abandon their worldly connections."

Gu Pan: "Abandoning worldly connections means..."

"I won't get married and have children."

"How can that be done!" Gu Pan was anxious at that time.

Lao Gu's family has never been prosperous, and Gu Pan will never accept it if her brother is cut off if he doesn't get married. For her, a good best friend is naturally the best choice, but if Gu Wuyou firmly disagrees, she will still support her brother.

However, getting married and passing on the family legacy is the bottom line for Gu Pan.

Although Chinese women can also recruit sons-in-law to pass on their family fortune, but who of the ambitious men is willing to be a son-in-law? Their children cannot bear their own surname, which would bring shame to their ancestors?

How good can a man be who would rather be a son-in-law than work hard?

Gu Pan is seventeen years old this year. Although his parents died young, he has not suffered much from living in Shangguan's family since he was a child. He is still full of expectations for relationships and does not want to find a man with no ambitions and spend his life hastily.

Shangguan Yi: "He has mentioned that he is a Taoist priest several times, but...why hasn't anyone heard of it?"

Lu Xuan: "If you can't keep up with the trend of the times, you will be eliminated."

Shangguan Yi: "Well done!"

Lu Xuan thought to himself, if there really were gods and Taoist ancestors, I wonder how Taishang Laojun would feel after listening to Shangguan Yi's words?

Hey, although the Taoist priests were eliminated, the monks were prosperous. They both came from the same source, and the monks still regard the Tao Te Ching as the highest classic... If you think about it this way, in fact, the Taoist ancestors and the descendants are still there, but they just changed their titles?

After Gu Wuyou and Gu Wuyou returned to the team, Ma Chengfeng continued to speak.

Maybe leaders all have this problem, and they just like to "add a few more words."

As time passed, Gu Wuyou's frown deepened.

In the end, even Zhao Kuo noticed something was wrong, spit out the stone and asked, "What's wrong with Shu Xin?"

Gu Wuyou asked instead, "Are you cold?"

Zhao Kuo: "A little bit, but I have a lot of flesh and I can withstand it."

"They are not as rich as you...well," Gu Wuyou pointed at the teenagers around him.

The temperature in early February is still very low, but since everyone is determined to join the Taoist temple to practice, they can still endure the hardship. Besides, it has been ridiculed as "the worst one", and being frozen is not as deadly as being struck by lightning.

, be patient and it will pass.

The question is, will freezing really not kill anyone?

Don’t forget, that thunderstorm earlier was not an illusion!

I was soaked by the rain and my clothes were soaked through. It was an indescribable feeling to stand in the cold wind and listen to the horses chattering in the wind.

Most people's faces were pale and their lips were purple, and many of them were in a daze. It was obvious that they could no longer bear it and might faint at any time.

Maybe this is part of the assessment, but is it really necessary?

Gu Wuyou originally thought that the Taihao Sect was so wealthy that they did not care about consuming elixirs and could ensure everyone's safety. However, the boy who was struck by lightning before proved one thing, that is, elixirs are not omnipotent.

What should I do if I freeze to death and cannot be rescued?

Even if you don't die on the spot, a serious illness damages your foundation, you are lucky enough to be rescued, and you lose the opportunity to practice in the end, who is responsible?

You must know that according to Shangguan Yi's explanation, these young people who have obtained the opportunity to take the Taoist Academy's assessment can all light up at least four stars. Even if they fail the assessment, they are very likely to join the sect that missed out.

Yes, Gu Wuyou frowned because he was worried about everyone.

It was not at all the impact on his outlook on life that Lu Xuan had guessed.

The "robber theory" conflicts with the Taoist philosophy, but since Gu Wuyou decided to change his career to become a monk, he was fully mentally prepared and would not be distressed.

Gu Wuyou is not the kind of person who has a heart full of the Holy Mother. How can a charlatan have so much compassion? But the education he received since childhood made him very dissatisfied with the Taoist temple's behavior of not caring about the lives of ordinary people.

Besides, he himself is one of the ordinary people!

The rain didn't specifically avoid him. He was soaked all over and was as cold as everyone else. It's just that he was used to being hungry and cold for a long time, so his threshold was particularly high, so he could still withstand it for the time being.

Zhao Kuo shook off his fat: "There are so many benefits of being fat! My mother said that if there is a famine, a fat person can survive for ten days and a half longer."

"Your mother is so amazing." Gu Wuyou waved his hand, "Then Master Ma is really good at it. Seeing that half a stick of incense has passed, this is a posture that won't give up until a few people are killed."

Zhao Kuo: "Uncle, you are an expert."

Gu Wuyou: "What?"

"Dead people." Zhao Kuo said, "The Taoist Academy will have people die every year in the assessment. My mother said this is called 'sacrifice to the heaven.'

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To be continued...