Chapter 15 Five Ghosts Moving pier. When I revisit the old place, my identity is completely different and my mood is naturally even more different. A month ago, Tao Tiechu's soul traveled through time and space and was extremely unfamiliar with this world. He just wanted to survive for the time being. Like a snail, carefully extend your tentacles to perceive the world. However, after just two days, he was hit by a heavy rain and wind mixed with hail, which almost killed him. This forced him to take a "risky" action and enter the missionary school to become a formal student. Facts have proved that blindly living in disgrace is not a good strategy. Taking cautious risks at the right time can actually lead to better progress. Wearing the official student uniform of the missionary college, Tao Tie walked into the dock with steady steps in the setting sun. This was the time when the dock porters were finishing their work.
One porter after another avoided Tao Tie and took a detour. None of the porters recognized Tao Tie. Even if some of them saw Tao Tie, they felt that he looked familiar. But just like the short and thin Steve Rogers and Captain America after being injected with the super soldier serum, the same face, different body shape, and different temperament naturally give people very different impressions. I dare not recognize it, it's normal. "My dear friend?" However, Uncle Hui is not one of the porters I dare not recognize. After he couldn't help but exclaimed, Uncle Hui raised his right hand and rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, looking very unbelievable. Tao Tie has really changed so much. Not only did he complete the 100-day foundation-building and refining grains into essence, he also pushed the "Five Animal Exercises" to the level of (perfection, progress %). The five internal organs, lungs, kidneys, liver, heart, and spleen, undergo qualitative changes, their essence flourishes on the body surface, and their skin, bones, tendons, veins, and flesh reach the limits of ordinary life. He also has extraordinary sense of smell + whistling and blowing air to ward off evil spirits, extraordinary hearing, extraordinary vision, extraordinary sense of taste, and extraordinary eloquence. As the saying goes, a man of culture is naturally elegant. People with real talent have confidence and bearing that cannot be concealed. In the eyes of Uncle Hui and the other porters, Tao Tie at this moment was like a rising sun, full of vigor and vitality. Most importantly, the uniform worn by Tao Tie not only has the "Missionary College" logo, but also represents that he is an official student of the Missionary College. There is also another symbol that looks like three hooks on a talisman, which means he has entered the Tao! Enter the Tao! Realizing this, the porters who had not yet left the dock gasped.
Although entering the Tao does not mean entering a high status, one is already on a different level from the dock porters. It is no exaggeration to say that Tao Tie is already floating in the clouds while they are still stuck in the mud! "Uncle Hui, how are you these days?" Tao Tie did not deliberately distance himself from Uncle Hui because of his change in identity or class, but greeted Uncle Hui warmly as usual. While speaking, he took two steps towards Uncle Hui. But Uncle Hui seemed to have touched fire. He subconsciously took two steps back quickly and put some distance between himself and Tao Tie. The other porters didn't think anything of this action, but Uncle Hui just felt a little embarrassed. However, Tao Tie had very different and extremely sad feelings in his heart. At this moment, he finally understood why Zhou Shuren was so sad and even mournful when he heard "Master" instead of "Xun'er". Time has passed, people are still there, but the relationship between people is no longer the same as before! All the good things are just the good things in the past. It's over, it's over. Stayed there and didn't move forward. Tao Tie sighed in his heart, and immediately stopped walking, not to bring more psychological pressure to Uncle Hui, and then continued with enthusiasm: "Uncle Hui, are you going home for dinner after work?" "Uh-huh!" Looking at Tao Tie, whose expression did not change but with a hint of loneliness in his eyes, Uncle Hui nodded twice and responded twice. In the process of nodding and responding twice, Uncle Hui suppressed his hesitation and some thoughts that he thought were no longer appropriate. And some more inappropriate ways of getting along. "Ah." Tao Tie also nodded, then glanced at the sky, "It's getting late, my aunt is still waiting for Uncle Hui, Uncle Hui should go back first. I'll go find Uncle Hui when I'm free." "Good! Good!" Uncle Hui breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed. Then he subconsciously took a few quick steps and walked past Tao Tie. The way he left the dock also looked like he was escaping, not like he was eager to go home. After turning around and taking a look, Tao Tie retracted his gaze and walked towards the duty room of Li Zeyuan, the wharf manager of the Shahe Gang. Now that he has entered the missionary school and become a formal student, and has also been somewhat valued by Instructor Huang Junshi, Tao Tie can be considered a person with organization and background. No longer a rootless drifter with no one to rely on. Tao Tie came to the dock this evening to get into the water to cool down. He did not come privately, but reported to the missionary institute through Instructor Huang. The missionary academy informed the Shahe Gang that a formal student would be coming to the pier to study this evening. It’s not that the Missionary Institute wants to bully the weak and order the Shahe Gang to fully cooperate with Tao Tie, it’s just giving a heads up in advance.
The missionary institute did not ask the Shahe Gang for help, nor did it even ask the Shahe Gang to guarantee Tao Tie's personal safety. However, the Shahe Gang still needs to be careful not to interfere with the research and study activities of the formal students of the Missionary Academy, let alone have any bad intentions towards the students. While walking calmly towards the dock manager's duty room, Tao Tie fully understood why so many people were scrambling to get a background and a support, and why there were so many people who were strong behind the scenes. It feels so good to be able to bully others! "It's you?" At this time, the door of the duty room opened, and Li Zeyuan, the dock manager of the Shahe Gang, and Xiuxiu, the eldest lady's personal maid, walked out one after another. When Xiuxiu saw Tao Tie, she recognized him at once and exclaimed. Li Zeyuan, on the other hand, did not recognize Tao Tie. In other words, Li Zeyuan had never had a deep impression of Tao Tie. He never even asked Tao Tie's name, let alone remembered Tao Tie's appearance. Xiuxiu, on the other hand, was deeply impressed by Tao Tie because of some things. Even though Tao Tie has changed a lot and looks like a completely different person, Xiuxiu still recognized him at first sight. After taking a look at Tao Tie's outfit, Xiuxiu's gaze stopped at the two logos on the left chest of the missionary school's official student uniform. There is nothing special about the "Missionary College" logo. It just represents the status of a formal student. What Xiuxiu cared about was the symbol that looked like three hooks on a symbol. "Have you really completed the foundation building?" Following the side of the eldest lady of the Shahe Gang, Mo Yuhan, Xiuxiu had some experience and immediately understood the meaning of it. She was even more shocked, "How did you do it? Five Animal Exercises? Did you really complete the foundation building by doing the Five Animal Exercises?" Tao Tie grinned, but said calmly: "If a person has no dreams, what is the difference between him and a salted fish? I just don't want to be a salted fish, and I don't want to have to move salted fish all day long." This sentence did not directly answer Xiuxiu's question, but it was better than a direct answer. When Li Zeyuan heard this, he knew that the official student who came to the dock for study this evening was Tao Tie. How could you not imagine Tao Tie’s past identity and experience? Even now he still doesn't know Tao Tie's name. He also remembered that Tao Tie had to go into the water to act as bait under his coercion. He also remembered that he was only thinking about shooting the water ghost and didn't care about Tao Tie's life. Li Zeyuan couldn't help but frowned, a strange color flashed in the depths of his eyes, and some thoughts moved his mind. Tao Tie happened to say at this time: "I applied to the Mission Institute to teach and came here to study today. I think the Mission Institute has already informed the Shahe Gang, so I came here specifically to report to Manager Li. Oh, by the way..." Tao Tie stretched out his voice and said, "The instructor is still waiting for me outside. I have to hurry. Sorry for the rudeness." After saying this, Tao Tie turned around and walked to the river. Then, under the gazes of Li Zeyuan and Xiuxiu, he calmly took off his uniform and wore only a pair of boxer shorts, revealing his muscular body. Taking a deep breath, Tao Tie dived into the water without causing much splash.
Much better than the Singapore diving team in the previous life. There's nothing special about a body full of lean, muscular muscles. At least one in ten dock workers is of this size. What is special is the perfect state of spirit and energy embodied by Tao Tie's strong and muscular body. As well as the "100-day foundation building" and "refining grains into essence" represented by the perfect and flawless essence, energy and spirit. To put it simply, Tao Tie frankly told Li Zeyuan and Xiuxiu that he had not only completed the 100-day foundation-building, but also completed the refining of grains into essence, and could start practicing at any time. "Ha ha……" Xiuxiu understood Tao Tie's actions and let out a series of silvery bell-like laughter. Li Zeyuan also understood it, his brows frowned even more tightly, and anger grew in his heart. Is this just a magnanimous display? This is also a provocation! provocative! Are you worthy enough to provoke me, Li? You really don't know your place. Do you really think that if you can practice Taoism, you will definitely be able to achieve enlightenment? joke! What a big joke! Just as Li Zeyuan's anger was growing, Xiuxiu stopped laughing, turned her head and said, "Brother Zeyuan, you have to be careful." After saying this without any context, Xiuxiu walked away from the dock. But as I walked out, I couldn't help but mutter to myself. Why did the young lady send her to the pier every now and then over the past month? What's so special about this pier? Or should you pay attention to one or several people? For example, the porter who doesn’t want to be a paid worker? After muttering to herself for a while, Xiuxiu put away the chaotic thoughts floating in her mind. No matter what, she is just a maid, there is no need to think so much. She should do whatever the lady asked her to do. Even though she actually hated Li Zeyuan, to the point where she felt disgusted every time she spoke to him! Behind him, Li Zeyuan's gaze lingered on Xiuxiu's back for a while, then he looked towards the riverside where a set of the missionary school's official student uniforms were piled. That’s where Tao Tie entered the water. "Study?" "What are you studying that requires you to come here specially?"
Tao Tie's abnormal behavior aroused Li Zeyuan's suspicion. Li Zeyuan couldn't help but think of the water ghost he shot that day. Could it be that there was something under the water, and the porter had encountered an opportunity when he went into the water to lure the water ghost, so he was able to complete the hundred-day foundation building and refine the grain into essence? If that's the case, then is the porter here this time just to take away the other opportunities that he didn't have time to take away that day? It's very possible. Li Zeyuan raised his right hand and stroked his chin, and some thoughts involuntarily arose in his mind. "What are you thinking?" Suddenly, a gentle and lazy voice sounded in Li Zeyuan's ears. "I didn't think anything of it." Li Zeyuan replied without hesitation, "I was just wondering whether I should intercept that porter." "Oh?" A gentle and lazy voice sounded, "I advise you not to think like that. It could kill you." "Yeah, it'll kill people." Li Zeyuan sighed, then suddenly realized what was happening and broke out in a cold sweat. Li Zeyuan, feeling extremely nervous, looked around quickly, trying to find the person who had spoken earlier, but found nothing. This made Li Zeyuan even more frightened! The words that the porter had specifically mentioned earlier instantly echoed in my ears. "The instructor is still waiting for me outside..." The porter was not lying, nor was he bluffing! There really was a missionary instructor waiting for him outside the dock. Not only that, the missionary instructor was even willing to speak up for the porter and issue a warning. What does this mean? This means that the porter was valued by the instructor of the missionary convent, and even by the entire missionary convent! Everyone in the Dayong Dynasty knew that the imperial court attached great importance to the missionary institute. Anyone who can become an instructor at a county missionary academy must have at least the seventh level of cultivation. And he, Li Zeyuan, is just a warrior who has just entered the ninth rank! The ninth rank against the seventh rank. If the instructor of the missionary academy had murderous intentions, he would be dead without any action, just by looking at him! After realizing this, Li Zeyuan was sweating profusely, his thighs were shaking, and he was in a state of panic all day long. Tao Tie, who was under the water, naturally had no idea what was happening on the dock. After entering the water, he did not rush to look for the blue cloth bag, but patiently dived to the bottom of the river first. Tao Tie sat cross-legged with his five hearts facing upward, practicing the Taotie Visualization Method, visualizing Taotie, transforming himself into Taotie, and conceptually "eating" the cold air corresponding to the water element and the kidneys. Before coming to the dock, Tao Tie had found an excuse to "eat" the dry and fishy smells corresponding to the metal element and the lungs in the iron smelting workshop and kitchen of the missionary institute. He also "ate" the putrid smells corresponding to the water element and the kidneys. Now, after “eating” the cold air corresponding to the water element and the kidneys, only the wind/smell, heat/burntness, and dampness/fragrance corresponding to the wood/liver, fire/heart, and earth/spleen remain. Visualize Taotie, transform yourself into Taotie, and the process of filling your stomach with food will go smoothly. Not long after, Tao Tie cleverly absorbed the cold water and slowly opened his eyes.
If you complete the main goal and then go treasure hunting, you won’t delay things. Soon, Tao Tie swam like a fish, following his memory to the place where he found the blue cloth bag a month ago. After just a brief search, the cloth bag was found again. Without rushing to take it with his hands, Tao Tie stared with his eyes wide open, concentrating fully, and sensing the cloth bag. This is the result of Tao Tie's continuous training of the golden finger [Knowing Everything] over the past month. You don't have to touch it with your hands, just stare at it for a while and you can trigger the information fragments. Especially when faced with ownerless things. This time is no exception. [Rare Item: Storage Bag/Five Ghost Bag] [Information fragment 2: There is a world within the pot, and a mustard seed can contain Mount Sumeru. It is an ownerless storage bag with an internal space of 2m*2m*m.] [Information fragment 2: It is not just an ordinary storage bag, it contains the inheritance of the Five Ghosts Moving Technique. Dropping blood into it will gain the inheritance.] [Information fragment three: The five ghosts move things, do not open people's doors, do not break people's boxes and take their property.] [Information fragment 4: The Five Ghosts are the Five Plagues, the righteous gods of heaven. The Five Ghosts move things, and if used righteously, they will be righteous, and if used wickedly, they will be wicked.] [Message Fragment 5: Be careful! When you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring into you!] (End of this chapter)