Xujia Village. "Brother Ergou said that those wearing Taoist robes are all immortals. Did I save an immortal?" On the muddy road in the countryside, a ragged boy led an old yellow cow. On the back of the cow, a Taoist priest was lying unconscious. The boy wrinkled his dirty face and muttered: "Even if it is an immortal, so what? Xu Changshou, oh Xu Changshou, you are really crazy. You can't even eat enough, but you still want to save people. If the vicious woman finds out, it would be strange if she doesn't peel your skin off..." The boy's name is Xu Changshou. He is twelve years old. His father is a famous hunter in the village. His life was not bad. He was not rich, but he had enough food and clothing. When he was nine years old, disaster struck. Xu Changshou's father was killed by a wild beast while hunting. His mother couldn't bear the blow and followed his father. Xu Changshou became an orphan.
Later, he was taken in by Wang Yuanwai in the village and became a cowherd in the landlord's family. Not only did he have to herd cattle, but he also had to do all kinds of heavy physical labor such as carrying water, chopping wood, and farming. Starvation was commonplace. Xu Changshou had no relatives and was young, so he could only be forced to accept exploitation. Wang Yuanwai's wife was a shrew. She had a very bad attitude towards Xu Changshou and would beat and scold him at any time. Today, Wang Yuanwai asked Xu Changshou to lead the cattle to turn the land. And promised: After turning over ten acres of land, he would give four steamed buns. After turning over the land, on the way back, Xu Changshou met a middle-aged Taoist who was injured and unconscious. So he put him on the back of the cow and pulled him back. Xu Changshou lived in the cowshed and put the Taoist in the cowshed. The cowshed was stinking, and the rich man Wang and the fierce woman never went in, so there was no need to worry about being discovered. After tying up the cattle and feeding them with grass, Xu Changshou could take care of the Taoist. At this time, the Taoist's face was pale and there were no external injuries. I don't know why he was unconscious? Xu Changshou gave the Taoist some boiled water and left him alone. At this time, Xu Changshou's stomach was growling with hunger. He drank a few gulps of water to feel better. He looked outside the cowshed and saw that it was getting dark. Usually at this time, the wife of the rich man Wang would bring him food. "Xu Changshou, it's time for dinner."
The voice of the fierce woman came from outside. "Here it comes." Xu Changshou ran out of the cowshed like a fly. Outside the cowshed, Xu Wangshi had a stern face and threw two steamed buns to Xu Changshou. "Eat well and go to bed early. Get up early to plow the land tomorrow." Isn't it four steamed buns? Why are there only two? Damn, fierce woman, you actually deducted two steamed buns from me. Xu Changshou looked at Xu Wangshi, but he didn't dare to say the question. Ignoring Xu Changshou, Xu Wangshi twisted her big butt and walked away. Xu Changshou couldn't help scratching his head. The fierce woman had changed her temper today. She didn't scold him for the first time. It was spring, and Wang Yuanwai's family still had hundreds of acres of land that needed to be turned over by Xu Changshou. Therefore, Xu Wangshi treated Xu Changshou better, hoping that he could work more. Xu Changshou was too young to understand the tricks, but he just felt that the fierce woman suddenly became kind. Back in the cowshed, Xu Changshou ate a steamed bun with boiling water in no time. He planned to leave the other steamed bun for the Taoist. Then, Xu Changshou fell into the haystack and fell asleep. He slept until dawn. The next morning. At dawn, Xu Changshou just opened his eyes and saw the Taoist sitting cross-legged in meditation. He seemed to have noticed something. The Taoist opened his eyes, and a divine light flashed in his eyes. His eyes fell on Xu Changshou with a faint pressure, which made him feel nervous. What a terrible look, is he an immortal? "You saved me?" The Taoist said calmly. "Yes." "What's your name?" "My name is Xu Changshou, and I'm the cowherd of Wang Yuanwai's family. I saw you unconscious on the roadside yesterday, so I rescued you." "Cowherd..."
The Taoist looked at the cowshed, wrinkled his nose slightly, and smiled: "My surname is Zhang, my name is Zhengyuan, you can just call me Taoist priest." "Taoist... Taoist priest, you must be hungry, I'll get you something to eat." Xu Changshou hurriedly stretched out his black hand and took out a pitch-black steamed bread from his arms. Zhang Zhengyuan showed a look of disgust on his face. Is this edible? "Gurgle..." At this time, Zhang Zhengyuan's stomach gurgled, and a feeling of hunger came. He smiled awkwardly, and didn't care whether it was dirty or not, and picked up the steamed bread and ate it. He didn't know how many days he had been hungry, but he felt that the pitch-black steamed bread tasted quite fragrant. After finishing a steamed bun, he looked at Xu Changshou again: "Are there any more?" Xu Changshou shook his head: "No, there were originally four steamed buns every day, but the vicious woman withheld two, otherwise..." "Who is the vicious woman?" "The vicious woman is Wang Yuanwai's wife, she is the most annoying, always bullying me..." Xu Changshou talked a lot about the vicious woman, and Zhang Zhengyuan roughly understood Xu Changshou's situation. For a moment, Zhang Zhengyuan was grateful and sympathetic to Xu Changshou. "Xu Changshou, I will teach you a set of six-character breathing method, which can strengthen your body. Are you willing to learn it?" After thinking for a long time, Zhang Zhengyuan said seriously. "Yes." Xu Changshou nodded. He had no reason to refuse the breathing method that can strengthen his body. If his body becomes stronger, he will not have to work hard in the future. How great~ "Come closer to my ear, I will teach you the pronunciation of the six characters." "Yes." Xu Changshou leaned over and only heard Zhang Zhengyuan say six words: "Hush, huh, huh, hiss, blow, hee." That's it? Xu Changshou was speechless: "Master, can this really strengthen the body?" Zhang Zhengyuan looked like an immortal and smiled: "This is the supreme method of Xuanmen, with infinite uses, not only strengthening the body." Xu Changshou's mind became active, and he asked carefully: "Master, may I ask, is this a method of cultivating immortals?" Zhang Zhengyuan chuckled: "If you can feel the qi, you can become an immortal." "What if you can't feel the qi?"
"If you can't feel it, you can still strengthen your body." Xu Changshou frowned: "How can I feel the qi?" Zhang Zhengyuan: "That depends on your luck. If you can feel the qi, I will accept you as my disciple."