Shen Chong didn't speak, thinking secretly that it was no wonder that when he rescued Xiao Er that day, he always felt that someone was secretly observing him, and it turned out to be the person in front of him.

"It wasn't until the day before yesterday that I saw you again when I went down the mountain to buy goods, and I realized that there might be a relationship between you and me, so I showed up. Having said so much, since I invite you as a guest, let's invite you here..."After the Taoist finished speaking, he didn't care whether he agreed or not, and went straight to the front to lead the way.

This guy has a good grasp of Shen Chong's mind, he has only met such a "fellow believer" for decades, and Shen Chong is naturally no different from him. Except for the parents who died early, almost all of them have been friends and foes over the years, I don't know if it's because the master is lonely or really feels lonely because of the rarity, in short, Shen Zheng really didn't feel disgusted when he saw this Taoist.

The Taoist did not mean to compete secretly, but he did not walk on the slightly rugged path under his feet, and he had to jump ten meters to the opposite stone or a big tree like a monkey at every turn, and he didn't care whether Shen Zhong kept up or not, so he "crossed the mountains and mountains" and passed two mountains, and finally stopped halfway up the mountain. Looking up, this land of nine twists and turns of sheep intestines is beyond the reach of ordinary people, let alone find people living here!

The shocking posture and pace of the world, where is it still like that ordinary person, but unfortunately no one can appreciate this kind of picture.

The Taoist landed on a stone platform erected on the mountain wall, and then lightly, jumped five or six meters high in the air and landed.

This is a piece of artificially shoveled out of about 40 square meters of open space, the edge of both sides of the open space is a steep mountain wall, and then to the right is the upstream of the stream, a waterfall several meters wide, and in the distance opposite is a high mountain that does not know the geometry, but it is much larger than the mountain under the heavy foot, a pure natural majestic bank barrier.

In the innermost part of the clearing, two wooden houses were simply built with wood, which was the residence of the Taoist.

What a place to stay away from the rest of the world!

Greeting Shen Zhong to sit down on the stone pier outside the house, the Taoist hung the bamboo basket on the dead tree and broken wood on the side, and said: "I moved here fifty years ago, and I haven't gone out all these years. ”

He took out a teapot and two teacups from the house, and twisted a bag of tea leaves with two fingers in his other hand, "This is the wild tea I picked in the mountains in early spring last year, although I haven't taken care of it carefully, but I also swallow spiritual energy in this mountain morning and dew, your mouth is not small!"

After speaking, the Taoist put the two cups on the stone table, grabbed a handful of tea leaves from the bag with one hand and put them evenly into the cup, and then lifted the teapot and poured water into the teacup. This action looked heavy and the corners of his eyes twitched, although he had never tasted tea Yaxing, but he also knew that real tea was not so "tasting", this person, speaking thief is unreliable.

"Young man, the old man has a long view of the vein, but he has a killing spirit, seeing that you are not very old, can you tell the old man, how old are you to go down the mountain?" The Taoist made tea and picked up his goatee, looking like a master of the Tao.

Shen thought for a moment and replied, "Coming down the mountain before the age of ten." ”

"Hmm... Is there a marriage match?"

Shen Zheng looked defeated, did this guy stay on the mountain for too long, so that his personality was distorted? Shaking his head, he didn't bother to take care of the Taoist's question, took a big sip of the teacup, and squirted out the tea in the next second, "Sir, you just said that this tea was from last year?"

The Taoist said, "Is there anything wrong? This is indeed an early spring pick." After speaking, he also took a sip of the teacup, and then spit out the tea quietly, and said without half embarrassment: "Maybe I took it wrong, this is the year before last... Well, it's the old tea of previous years. "Aged tea has been placed in this rainy and humid place all year round without sealing, and it has long changed its taste.

"Sir, let's get down to business, if you're just looking for someone to spend time, then I'm probably not the right person for you. The Taoist said "um" at this time, and finally got serious, but God knows whether it is a real scripture or a false canon.

The tea could only be poured, and there were two more cups of boiled water on the stone table. He groaned for a while, brushed his head, and said, "I guess you are a soldier who has been on the battlefield and killed people, I don't know if what I said is right?"

"Smack!" The teacup on the stone table exploded out of thin air, his face did not change, but the murderous intent in his eyes suddenly skyrocketed. The Taoist seemed to be safe and sound when he picked up the teacup, but he was interrupted by the sudden burst of momentum, and he pretended to take a sip of water indifferently, but his mouth was almost scalded by the boiling water that had not yet cooled down.

The bulging body in the robe showed that he was not calm inside, and he quickly stretched out his hand to soothe Shen and said, "Young man, calm down! As I said just now, your killing aura is well concealed in front of ordinary people, but how can you still want to hide it from everyone in the world? Besides, if I want to harm you, I have to have this ability, right?"

Shen Zhong knew that he couldn't pretend to be confused here, so he had to sit down again and asked, "What is the purpose of Mr. today, please make it clear." ”

"Young man, I have crossed more bridges than you have walked, and it is really boring for you to talk like this. I am asking you this, not by any ulterior motive. Look at the darkness between your eyebrows, although you are full of vitality, but lifeless, either you have internal troubles or depression in your heart.

My master once said that people like us have seized the opportunity of heaven to create things for ourselves, and our lives are full of disasters and difficulties. There are countless people who died halfway, and seeing that your complexion is not right, I thought that maybe I could talk to you about something.

I was also born in an ordinary family, when there was a lot of war and chaos, and most of the children in ordinary families were born difficult to raise. At that time, there was a shortage of materials, food and medicine, and I was weak and weak since I was a child. When I was ten years old, I had the opportunity to learn some skills from my master, but my family was already in difficulty, so my parents pushed me directly to my master, and I have never been back since.

In those years, the land of Heguo was in turmoil, and a few years later, Master and my brothers took on the responsibility of the puppet, and went down the mountain in the troubled times, leaving me as a young Taoist boy to watch, but they never came back. Families are ruined, lives are ruined... I have lived alone for more than 100 years, and I have never seen such a person as Master and Brother in these years, as if this world is only me, and I feel more and more lonely, so I simply hide in the deep mountains and old forests, occasionally show up in the small market, and occasionally do some chivalrous deeds, all of which are done spontaneously. ”

There are people in this world who have cultivated the wonderful law, and their cultivation is profound, and it is not a fantasy to live for one or two hundred years or even longer, according to this person, he must be at least one hundred and twenty or thirty years old, and Shen Zheng does not feel unusual.

He stood up and said solemnly: "Mr. and the teacher are for the country and the people, and they should be worshiped by the younger generations." For him, no matter what his identity is or how he acts, he can empathize with the country and the people. Although the senior brother of the Taoist has been gone for nearly a hundred years, he has a group of comrades-in-arms who sacrificed for the country close in front of him, and the respect in his heart will not fade with the passage of time.

The Taoist hurriedly got up to support Shen Chong, and said with a smile: "If you really want to talk about virtue, my master and brother can naturally be on an equal footing with you, but I am ashamed of it, and I dare not accept your worship on behalf of the deceased... A few people who came yesterday, I heard you keep shouting 'Uncle', but your old friends and family?"

Shen nodded emphatically.

The Taoist continued: "In this way, this is the purpose of my invitation to come, with your Taoism and your deeds, you are still making enemies on all sides, and the strength of the enemy is needless to say. It's good that they didn't notice it, but once they know the people you care about, I'm afraid you'll be at peace for the rest of your life. That's why I want to advise you, don't worry about mortal affairs anymore, it's good for you, it's good for them. ”

He finally took a rare step forward, looked at Shen Zheng and said seriously: "Although it is not an iron rule, we should not meddle in their affairs too much under normal circumstances, you should understand this." ”

The "we" and "them" that the Taoists refer to are the two pure worlds, in short, the barrier between the immortal court and the world.

Shen said with a heavy smile: "What Mr. said is also a concern in my heart. I used to be disheartened, and I thought about where to go back and forth, but now I can't abandon them, and I still have a lot of things to do, so I can only decline my husband's kindness. As for meddling or not meddling, the Tao is natural, and the Tao is natural. ”

The Taoist was not disappointed, and said indifferently: "I naturally know that the human heart of yours is as firm as a rock and unmovable, although we are different from the mortal world, but after all, we are still in the same world. I have my way, you have your way, the road is different, and I can only stop at the point. ”

After speaking, he looked at Shen Zhong and shook his head, and sighed: "I don't know where you came from, I have been studying hard for more than a hundred years to have this little trick, looking left and right, you don't look like a rejuvenated Tianshan Tongma, your age may not be a fraction of mine, how can you cultivate such a skill?!"

Shen Zhong also laughed, this guy makes people grit their teeth when he is not serious, but he is very good at talking, and his ability is similar to him at best, but it has become a "slight trick" in his mouth, a "very powerful"!

"One question I am curious about, why bother to cut down a tree there when my husband's dwelling is quite far from the grave of my relatives yesterday?"

The Taoist smiled, and replied smugly: "This is my chivalrous act, don't look at the downstream of this stream, the more you go up, the wider it is, although there are few pedestrians here all year round, but occasionally people pass by, but it takes a lot of effort to cross the river, I have nothing to do, just build a wooden bridge for them, what, see you are so enthusiastic, want to help me?"

"Hehe, this is your merit sir, where do I dare to rob it. At the time of parting, Shen seriously asked the name of the Taoist again, but the Taoist still refused to disclose it.

"I don't know if you and I will see each other again in this life, why do you know so much, I don't ask you, and you don't ask me. Besides, I think it's nice to call me sir! I'm a monk, I don't get fishy, and I don't have any good food and drink at home, so I won't keep you. ”

"Giggle... The sound of hens laying eggs sounded inopportunely in the wooden house, and the Taoist couldn't hold it on his face for the first time, and he patted his forehead and looked at the sky and said: "I'm old, I forgot to turn off this TV for most of the day!"