I Really Thought He Was Taking Me Up the Mountain to Learn the Dao

After being dumped following four years together, with neither love nor money to show for it, Ji Lai was going through the darkest moment of his life.

His master appeared and took him up the mountain to become a Daoist.

He asked his master why he had chosen him.

"You have exceptional insight. You were born to be a Daoist."

He asked his master how to be a Daoist.

"Keep yourself in order and don't follow the crowd. Live a good life without chasing the vanity of wealth and fame. Do everything to the best of your ability."

He thought this wasn't how to be a Daoist. It was how to be a decent person.

His master said, "If you don't cultivate the human way, will you cultivate the animal way, like those bloodsuckers down the mountain?"

His master said, "Look at this teeming world. How many people are actually learning how to be decent human beings?"

His master said, "I teach you Daoist arts in every little thing. With your insight, you can understand them."

Ji Lai suddenly understood.

His master had him read the De Dao Jing so he could comprehend the Great Dao. Patrolling the mountain was meant to teach him feng shui and how to read the flow of energy. Tempering his sinews and bones, and even walking, were all ways to train his qi and sharpen his spirit.

It wasn't until long after the old Daoist died that he discovered the place he lived was called "Zhengqi Temple Culture Media Co., Ltd."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. Do not imitate.