Chapter 367: Red Dust is Unfinished
Under the big tree at the entrance of the village, Zhan Rong didn't read quietly as before, he just sat on the soft soil, looking at the direction of the path every time Xuanya came here by carriage, and the bits and pieces of the two of them under the big tree came to his mind.
It used to be so beautiful, endless words, endless things to talk about, endless books to read, and endless love. Every time I part, I am so reluctant to give up. He suddenly realized that Xuanya had become a part of his life. He can't do without her at all, and he can't feel a little sad when he thinks about it, and he must be mentally prepared enough for the current situation. The possibility of the two being together is very small, which can be seen from the expression of her father Lao Xuan, there is disdain and boredom in that expression, which is in line with his previous speculation, how can he afford to look down on himself as a poor poor boy who is already an official family? People go to high places, and water flows to low places.
Zhan Rong's mind was uncertain, his thoughts were mixed with thoughts about his lover Xuanya, and they were full of worries about their future. As if he had discussed with Xuanya in advance, he sat under the big tree with a clear heart, quietly waiting for her arrival, he knew that she would definitely come, but he didn't know how he would face it after the two met. He knew best in his heart how difficult it was for Xuanya to be caught in the middle. She has to face the double pressure of her father and lover, and this is not an ordinary contradiction, but an irreconcilable contradiction between different family backgrounds and different statuses.
Just as he was thinking about the familiar sound of the luan bell again, a gorgeous carriage came from the path, and for a moment the earth was trampled out of the dust and fog by the horses' hooves and wheels. He knew that the lover he had been waiting for had arrived. It is to take three steps and make two steps to rush past.
Before the carriage stopped, Xuanya couldn't wait to jump down and run to her lover, and the two hugged each other tightly, for fear that if she let go of her hand, she would be snatched away by others.
The two of them were silent, both understanding the meaning of this meeting with them.
Xuanya's face was full of tears, and she choked up and said, "Brother Zhanrong! No matter what, my heart has always been with you!"
When Zhan Rong heard this, his heart couldn't help but chuckle, he knew that she must have told them about their preparation for marriage, but his father refused. That's why she said that.
"Does your father disagree with our matter?" Zhan Rong didn't want to believe that his judgment was true, so he asked again tentatively unwillingly.
"Maybe my father also has his difficulties! My father wants to marry me to Yuanyu, the son of King Liang! King Liang is the emperor's own brother, and he deliberately came to the door to ask for his son's marriage, but the power of the people is too great, if he refuses, my father's career in the imperial court will be ruined, and for the sake of my father, I have to agree! The wedding date has been chosen, that is, on the eighth day of the next month, King Liang has already made the emperor clear and notified the civil and military officials to participate at that time!" Xuan Ya told the bad news.
Zhan Rong was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and he couldn't relieve himself for a while, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to him, he knew that this result was irreversible, and he could understand his father's difficulties, after all, this person was in the official career, and he couldn't help himself.
"Xuanya, you don't need to say it! I understand your troubles, and I know that you can't help it. Don't worry about me. I belong to you alone in this life, and I will not marry another girl no matter what. Zhanrong's eyes were already moist, although the surface pretended to be nothing
After all, after so many years of relationship between the two, he saw that his lover was about to fall into the arms of others and become someone else's wife, can he bear it in his heart?
When Xuanya heard this, she was greatly moved, she didn't want her lover to keep her lover alone for her life, this was unfair to him, and it was even more unkind, so she tried hard to comfort, "Brother Zhanrong! Why are you so hard? I know your heart for me, we can't be husband and wife in this life, and we can live in the next life, but after all, we have to live the days in the future! You listen to me, find a girl you like, and live a good life." Everything has to look forward, and you must not be miserable and live alone. ”
"Don't worry! I will definitely live a good life! However, the happy life is not to find a favorite girl! Isn't it happy to be single? Xuanya! I hope you can be happy! I will silently bless you here!" Zhan Rong said earnestly.
Xuanya knew best that he would definitely not be able to let go of her, and she didn't feel extremely sad, but in fact, she was always worried about him in her heart!
The two snuggled up to each other and enjoyed the precious moments of being with each other. As night fell, the two were still reluctantly separated as before.
Zhanrong still watched the gorgeous carriage and horse drift away, thinking in his heart, Xuanya was already engaged, she was always worried about herself like this, and it was not a way to be restless.
She will definitely go to the big tree at the entrance of the village to meet with her every once in a while, in case her descendants leak the news and reach the ears of King Liang, then Xuanya's family will cause death, he must not let her and her father be hurt because of this feeling, so in order to let her let go of herself as soon as possible, and in order to relieve the pain in his heart, he decided to say goodbye to his parents. Go away and go to the outside world. Once you can break out, then you can also let your parents enjoy the blessings.
He traveled all the way through the great rivers and mountains, enjoying this magnificent scenery, but no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it cannot replace the position of his lover Xuanya in his mind. He missed her all the time, but it hurt the crux of this lovesickness, he was already poor, and he was penniless, and the hunger and the hot and cold weather made him feel cold and high fever, so he fell on the side of the road, unconscious. When he woke up, he saw a young Dao Gu sitting next to him, and he was lying on this bed, Fang recalled that he was sick and was rescued by this benefactor, so he hurriedly got up and knelt down on his knees to kowtow to his benefactor, and Dao Gu hurriedly helped him up and asked about the situation.
Zhan Rong told Dao Gu about his life experience and this series of things without reservation, and Dao Gu pinched her fingers, smiled slightly, and said something in her mouth, "This is God's will, it should be like this, fate is destined to have this disaster, and it is you and I who are destined to meet here!"
Zhan Rong saw that this Gu Kung Fu was very good, and he also knew the miraculous skill of physiognomy and divination, as if he had found a life-saving straw. is to tell his confusion, "Aunt Dao, I miss Xuanya too much, that is, I don't think about tea and dinner every day, I can't sleep at night, I feel that I have suffered from the lovesickness, how should I do this?"
Dao Gu smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "You are suffering from this heart disease now, and the reason why you are like this is because you can't let go of her at all!"
Zhan Rong hurriedly asked, "Then how do I put it down?"
"It's not difficult to let go, but I'm afraid you won't!" said Dao Gu thoughtfully.
"Aunt Dao! As long as I can get rid of this matter in my heart, I can do anything! In fact, I have long put life and death out of the way. Zhanrong said firmly.
"This death is not so serious, you just need to put on this robe, put your hair in a bun, enter the Sanqing Gate, and kneel down to worship Tianzun!"
"Are you saying that I should become a Taoist priest?" Zhan Rong asked rhetorically.
"That's right, so that you can concentrate on cultivation, and you can concentrate on cultivating the true cultivation path under my wine immortal sect, so that you can get rid of the mundane disturbances, so that you can let go!"
Zhan Rong has already made up his mind that in addition to Xuan Ya, in this life and this life, he will not marry another girl as his wife, and now Xuan Ya has become Yuanyu's wife, he has long been careless, the only thing that he can't rest assured is his parents, he wants to take the second elder over, and he will worship under the door of Daogu, cultivate the truth and learn the Tao, and live a life without desires.
Thinking of this, Zhan Rong agreed without hesitation, and in this way he bowed to Daogu's door. Fang knows that this Dao Gu is not an idle person, but a peerless martial arts master, although he is young, he is already the head of this wine fairy gate, and the people on the rivers and lakes give him the nickname Wine Fairy Dao Gu. It also has a nice name called Qiong Hui.
Dao Gu taught Zhanrong the cultivation of the true Tao, meditation and vomiting, and also made him study the secret book of the wine fairy and the method of accumulating wine gas. Zhanrong is also very hard-working, studying hard day and night.
One day, Dao Gu ordered someone to recruit Zhan Rong, who was practicing the exercises, into the reception hall, Zhan Rong felt a little strange, on weekdays this reception hall is only open to distinguished guests, and besides, it should be the matter of the wine fairy Dao Gu to greet distinguished guests! Why do you call yourself there? Suspiciously, he stepped into the threshold of the reception hall, and the scene in front of him stunned him, and the tears involuntarily dripped in pairs.
What is the reason? On the VIP chairs in the reception hall, two old men, a man and a woman, are both gray-haired and wrinkled, and when they see Zhanrong, their faces are also full of tears, and they weep bitterly.
Zhan Rong settled the two elders, and then returned to his room, he was puzzled, he didn't reveal half a word about his parents, how could Dao Gu know that she still had parents, and she even knew where her parents lived, she must be afraid that she would be distracted by her practice and cultivation, so she took the two elders and settled down. Thinking about this, Fang suddenly realized, Dao Gu is good at physiognomy and divination! It's really like a living immortal in the world!
It is to increase the admiration for the wine fairy Daogu, but his heart is still thinking about Xuanya all the time, although he is a Taoist priest, he never forgets his lover every day. This cultivation is afraid that there are too many distractions in his heart, and Dao Gu took over his parents, also so that he can concentrate on cultivation without distractions. However, it seems that he cultivates hard, day and night, tirelessly, but his mind is not complete.
How could Dao Gu not see that when cultivating qi, guiding, vipassana, and contemplation, Zhan Rong did not make any progress. To the great disappointment of Daogu, she felt very strange, so she pinched her fingers and calculated, only to know that she was thinking about the old things all day long, and in a fit of anger, she wanted to expel her from the school.
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