Chapter 667 The Beginning of the Story (Additional update for Hunpo Benben, thank you for your continued support, update as usual in the evening)
The next morning, when Lin Hao was about to go to the charity cemetery to continue learning Taoism from his uncle Jiu, Ren Fa sent someone to invite him.

When Lin Hao arrived at Ren's house, he immediately put away the paper horse. When Ren Tingting saw that the horse Lin Hao was riding had turned into a piece of paper, she was stunned.

"Cousin! What are you doing?" Ren Tingting said as she circled around Lin Hao a few times, curiously wanting to touch the horse in Lin Hao's hand.

"Um, it's my cousin. It's nothing, just some Taoism!" Then he showed the paper horse to Ren Tingting.

"How exquisite!" Ren Tingting said in amazement, and then looked at Lin Hao with a brilliant look in her eyes.

Lin Hao looked at Ren Tingting's fair and tender face, looking at him with curiosity and amazement, and suddenly he became distracted.

"It turns out that there is Taoism in this world! It's so magical!" Ren Tingting said in amazement.

Ren Tingting received Western education in the provincial capital and never believed in superstitions.

But she saw with her own eyes that in broad daylight, Lin Hao's divine horse turned into a paper horse, which immediately broke her preconceived notion.

"Well, there is a Taoist master in our Renjia Town. I became his disciple and learned Taoism."

Lin Hao explained in a very calm tone that although Ren Tingting was very beautiful, as a visitor from the heavens, he, Lin Hao, had seen all kinds of beauties.

Beauty is nothing but a passing cloud and will only slow down the speed at which he draws his sword. However, Ren Tingting is indeed pretty and has a gentle personality.

It was his calm and casual attitude, in sharp contrast to those suitors in the provincial capital who flattered Ren Tingting, that made her like Lin Hao even more.

"Cousin, can you teach me Taoism?" Ren Tingting's eyes rolled, and she immediately grabbed Lin Hao's hand and shook it, begging.

"I can't make the decision on this, but you can see if Uncle Jiu will accept a female disciple!" Lin Hao gestured to his family and said:

"Okay, my cousin-in-law wants to talk to me about something, and he's waiting for me!"

Ren Fa was extremely surprised at this moment. Just now, when he saw Lin Hao wave his hand and the divine horse turned into a paper horse, Ren Fa's eyes lit up immediately.

Of course he had also heard that Lin Hao had become the disciple of his uncle Jiu, who lived in the charity cemetery outside the town.

I didn't take it seriously at first, but I didn't expect that this cousin actually learned some skills.

It seems that this Uncle Jiu is indeed a Taoist master. It just so happens that he wants to move his grave recently, so it seems I can get in touch with him.

Although he knew Uncle Jiu before, he only treated him as a quack.

Then Ren Fa asked Lin Hao to take a seat and introduced to Lin Hao several nephews and nieces of the Ren family, as well as some prominent figures in the town.

After some greetings, Ren Fa pulled Ren Tingting to sit next to Lin Hao, and one of the wealthy people in the town said:

"Ah, Tingting is getting more and more beautiful. She has grown so big in the blink of an eye!"

"Yes, yes, my son is already 20 years old. You should get to know him more if you have the chance!"

My goodness, seeing how well-behaved Ren Tingting was, some other wealthy people in the town took the opportunity to promote their sons.

After all, Ren Fa has no son. Whoever marries his daughter will easily gain control of the Ren family's assets.

The uncles and aunts of the Ren family also planned to divide the family property after Ren Fa's death, so they immediately became very close to Tingting.

"Okay, everyone, don't be polite. I've prepared some light wine today. Please help me if I need anything!"

Ren Fa is also a very versatile person and he can socialize with everyone skillfully.

However, Lin Hao looked at those wealthy people who tried to introduce his son to Ren Tingting with a dangerous look. Fortunately, Lin Hao was not the kind of person who would risk his life for a beautiful woman, otherwise these people would have been taught a lesson by Lin Hao tonight.

After some toasts, Ren Fa told everyone the purpose of his banquet today. It was to relocate the grave of Old Master Ren, to greet everyone's eldest brother first, and also to find a good new cemetery.

After expressing his support to a group of wealthy people, Ren Fa said to Lin Hao:

"Xiao Hao, I heard that you have become Uncle Jiu's disciple?"

Ren Fa deliberately asked loudly, and everyone immediately pricked up their ears to listen. After all, these days, everyone respected ghosts and gods and kept their distance from them.

He was even more awed and resistant to these quacks. He was a bit like Ye Gong who loved dragons but was afraid of them. Otherwise, Uncle Jiu would not have lived in the charity cemetery outside the town.

Of course, it is reasonable that the charity cemetery is a little far away from the town.

"Yes, thanks to Uncle Jiu's favor, I have now become a disciple of Maoshan and the 47th generation disciple of Maoshan."

Lin Hao had nothing to hide. After all, he would definitely use his Taoist magic frequently in the future.

"Okay, okay. The world is in chaos nowadays. I heard that in other towns, there are even evil ghosts and zombies. Fortunately, Uncle Jiu is here in Renjia Town, so peace can be maintained!"

Even the mayor standing by exclaimed in praise when he heard this.

"Lin Hao, it's like this. Tingting's grandfather has been gone for twenty years. When he was buried, the Feng Shui master made an appointment to move the grave after twenty years!"

"Go and ask Uncle Jiu to make an appointment for me. I'll invite him to drink foreign tea tomorrow and discuss the relocation of the grave!"

Ren Fa was not shy and directly asked Lin Hao to help him with the invitation.

"Well, don't worry, cousin, I will go to the master this afternoon and tell him about this matter!"

Lin Hao agreed immediately, knowing in his heart that the plot was about to begin.

"Originally, I was planning to let Uncle Fu go, but now that you have become Uncle Jiu's disciple, I'll let you make the invitation on his behalf!"

Ren Fa immediately asked Uncle Fu to take out the prepared gift and give it to Lin Hao.

"Okay, uncle, I've finished eating here too, so I'll go directly to the charity cemetery!"

Looking at the sun outside, it was almost two o'clock.

"Well, be careful on the road. If you can't make it back at night, come with Uncle Jiu tomorrow!"

Ren Fa became more and more satisfied with his cousin's work, and he was indeed a good match for his daughter.

Then Lin Hao directly used his magic power to recharge his paper horse again.

Suddenly, the palm-sized paper horse turned into a divine horse more than two meters tall. Although everyone had seen it before, it still shocked everyone.

"Cousin, can I ride on this paper horse with you?!" Ren Tingting looked at the paper horse in front of her, but asked with sparkling eyes.
"Uh, okay!" Seeing Ren Tingting's eager face, Lin Hao said with ill intention:
"It's just that my horse requires me to input mana all the time, so if you want to ride it, you can only ride with me!"

"Okay!" Ren Tingting said to Lin Hao with a smile.

Lin Hao originally just wanted to tease Ren Tingting, but he didn't expect Ren Tingting to agree without hesitation.

It would certainly be great to be able to ride on the same horse with a beautiful woman, so Lin Hao did not hesitate to jump onto the horse. Then he took Ren Tingting's hand and lifted her up gently, and she sat steadily in front of him.

Afterwards, Lin Haoyu rode his tall horse and galloped in front, and passers-by avoided it and looked at the golden boy and jade girl in front of them.

"Captain Lin Hao is so impressive, but who is sitting in front of him?"

"Who else could it be? Of course it's the richest man in our Renjia Town, the daughter of Master Ren!"

"I heard that the daughter of this Master Ren is very beautiful and she studied foreign knowledge in the provincial capital!"

"Oh, a fresh flower~, woooo!" A rich young man was jealous and wanted to say something bad, but his mouth was covered by his companion next to him.

You have to know that as the security captain of Renjia Town, Lin Hao's more than fifty guns in his hands are no joke.

The townspeople on the road were talking about something, and naturally, their voices were heard by Ren Tingting, causing her pretty face to turn red with embarrassment.

Lin Hao hugged her and rode a horse for a while, and then sent the shy Ren Tingting back. After completing the sovereignty oath, Lin Hao rushed to the charity cemetery with the gifts prepared by Ren Fa.

As soon as I entered the yard, I found Uncle Jiu chatting happily with a shabby Taoist priest wearing glasses.

"Master, I'm here!"

Lin Hao dismounted gracefully, and the divine horse turned into a paper horse again and fell into Lin Hao's hand.

Seeing Lin Hao put away the paper horse, Uncle Jiu smiled and said:

"You're back! Come meet your uncle, Taoist Simu!"

Uncle Jiu looked at Lin Hao and was also very proud and satisfied. Compared with Qiu Sheng and Wencai, this little apprentice was much less of a worry for him.

"Greetings, Uncle Master Simu!" ​​Lin Hao was much more reliable than Qiu Sheng, and immediately stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

Taoist Simu was surprised and circled around Lin Hao several times.

"Brother, your disciple is no ordinary person. If I saw it correctly, he can use the art of cutting paper into weapons?"

"And looking at the flashing spiritual light all over his body, it is obvious that he has entered the realm of a wizard! Incredible, incredible!" Taoist Simu said enviously.

Especially when seeing Lin Hao's paper horse, the actual technique of cutting paper into soldiers is a secret method comparable to the Maoshan technique of summoning gods. It's just that it's difficult for ordinary people to get started, and even if they get started, it's difficult to master it, and even if they master it, it's rarely used.

For example, Uncle Jiu himself only knows how to use it, and can be considered proficient, but he seldom uses it.

Apart from the fact that paper-cutting is easy to learn but difficult to master, the most important thing is to have a thorough understanding of the object of paper-cutting so as to be able to cut out its spirit.

They also need to use spiritual power to construct pattern formations to capture the souls of animals and give them souls. Many Taoists cannot do this.

The most critical issue is the consumption of using paper-cut soldiers. The size of the object being formed and the duration determine the amount of mana consumed.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, people would just cut some paper cranes to use for sending messages or exploring the way. No one would be like Lin Hao, who could directly cut out a divine horse.

There was no way. Lin Hao's solidified skills avoided many things. As long as he kept opening the "Shangqing Dongtian Sutra", mana would be generated endlessly, unlike other mages who consumed their own accumulated mana.

Therefore, in the eyes of Taoist Simu, Lin Hao seemed to have mastered the art of cutting paper into weapons, but in fact, Lin Hao's pool of mana was still very shallow.

The situation after he left was like digging an artesian well. His magic power was generated continuously and with great staying power.

"Hahaha, Junior Brother, please don't praise him. Cutting paper into soldiers is just an unorthodox method. We should still focus on cultivation!"

Uncle Jiu said that he didn't want the compliments, but he couldn't hide the smug smile on his face.

"Humph, that's true. My disciple Jia Le has been practicing with me for many years and entered the realm of a mage last month. He is one step ahead of my disciple!"

"By the way, our eldest disciple Qiu Sheng hasn't entered the mage realm yet, right?"

Who is Taoist Simu? He is Uncle Jiu's good friend. They love and hate each other. Of course, he can't stand seeing Uncle Jiu showing off, so he immediately starts to show off his apprentice.

As expected, Uncle Jiu's face suddenly turned dark. His apprentices Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai have not yet become mages, which is shameful.

"So, junior brother, are you here to show off to me?" Uncle Jiu said with a dark face.

"No, no, no, I just feel that although your cultivation is higher than mine, your ability to teach apprentices is still a little worse than mine!"

Then he looked at Lin Hao with shining eyes and said: "Do you want me to teach you some experience?"

It has to be said that Taoist Simu is going further and further down the road to death.

"No need. My little apprentice has only been here for less than half a month and has already reached such a level. I am already very satisfied!"

Uncle Jiu looked very Versailles as he sat upright.

"What?" Taoist Simu was stunned. He pointed at Lin Hao and looked at Uncle Jiu: "Less than half a month?"

"How is it possible?" Taoist Simu said in disbelief.

On the other side, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai stopped practicing and directly held Lin Hao's hand with the gift in his hand.

Two people were unpacking packages and flattering others.

"Junior brother, why do you come when you can? Why do you bring so many gifts every time?"

"Yes, yes, although I like to eat roast chicken, you don't have to buy it every time you come!"

"Brother will get bored if he eats too much. Let's change to grilled fish or something next time~!" Wencai took out another roast chicken, tore off its wings and started to eat it.

"Okay, Wencai, you want to eat alone again!" Qiu Sheng couldn't stand it and quickly grabbed it.

Lin Hao just smiled and didn't care about their fighting. Just like the reason why Uncle Jiu accepted them as apprentices, they were simple and honest in nature. Although they were a little playful, they didn't have any bad intentions.

Then Lin Hao turned to the side of the yard and began to meditate and practice.

"Senior brother, your disciple is too polarized!" Taoist Simu looked at the scene and joked.

"Pa pa!" Uncle Jiu was so angry that he slapped Qiu Sheng and Wencai on the head twice.

"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat. Look at your junior brother. He may be more talented than you, but he still works harder than you!"

"Go and practice your skills!" Uncle Jiu felt that he had been too lenient with his two apprentices in the past.

"Master, if we don't eat the roast chicken that Junior Junior brought us while it's hot, it will taste bad. We don't want to let Junior Junior down!"

"Yes, Master~!"

"In that case, in order to avoid waste, Uncle Master will eat it for you!"

Taoist priest Simu, who was standing by, came out from Uncle Jiu's side and tried to roll up the fragrant roast chicken.

"Snap!" Unexpectedly, Uncle Jiu used his fingers to turn into pliers and stopped Si'er's claws.

"Junior brother, since it is my disciple who is honoring me, of course I, the senior brother, should eat it!"

"Hey, brother, I've worked hard in business. Look at me, I've become skinny from hunger. It's time to eat some more!"

Immediately, the two brothers grabbed a roast chicken and started fighting with each other, punching and kicking each other, but the fight was quite friendly.

Most of the last roast chicken went into Uncle Jiu's stomach, and the rest went into Taoist Simu's stomach.

"Hmph, Master is just thinking about himself~!" Wencai, who was standing aside, groaned as he did horse stance.

"That's right!" Qiu Sheng licked his lips with satisfaction.

"Master, actually these gifts were prepared by Mr. Ren from the town!" At this time, Lin Hao saw that everyone had finally quieted down, so he stood up and pointed at the cakes and tea on the side and said.

Uncle Jiu and Taoist Simu were picking their teeth. After hearing what Lin Hao said, Uncle Jiu became very curious. He had dealt with Ren Fa several times, and usually they just asked him to look at the Feng Shui or something.

"Isn't he your relative? Why is he giving me a gift all of a sudden?" If someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.

"My cousin's husband is planning to relocate Old Master Ren's grave. He wants to invite you to drink foreign tea tomorrow. He asked me to invite you and discuss the relocation of the grave!"

"Foreign tea?! Senior brother, you drink such high-end stuff?" Simu, who was standing aside, heard this and his eyes suddenly lit up.

(End of this chapter)