Chapter 42: Giving the Word of the Way
On Saturday, the fifteenth day of the second lunar month, Taiqing Daode Tianzun's birthday.
The inside and outside of the heaven and earth temple are lit up, adding a bit of excitement to the dilapidated Taoist temple.
In order to decorate the Taoist temple, Xuanwei spent a few yuan of incense money to exchange the decorations from the system, which is what he sees now.
After all, today is the birthday of the ancestor of Taoism, and it is also an important day for Xuanwei to officially accept two disciples to get started, and Xuanwei doesn't want to make it too cold.
Before dawn in the morning, Xuanwei prepared the altar and offered incense to the gods and goddesses of the Taoist sect and the ancestors of the heavens and the earth.
Because the ceremony is very solemn, Xuanwei deliberately changed into a purple robe, with the sun, moon and stars embroidered with gold and silver threads, with Xuanwei's temperament, giving people a kind of famous and noble aura.
After the incense was finished, Xuan Wei asked Mu Mu and Xiao Bald, who had changed into Taoist robes, to kneel in front of the altar, picked up the prepared yellow cloth and satin and read out the door rules and dogma.
The rules of the view of heaven and earth are far less complicated than those of other sects, and there is no need to pass on precepts and confer seals in the initiation ceremony, but the basic rules and regulations still need to be instilled.
Subsequently, the two new disciples knelt down to worship the gods and patriarchs, read the prayer post, and handed the worship post to Xuanwei's hands, and bowed.
"The two of you will officially enter my Heaven and Earth View Gate today, and I will give you the Dharma name now as a teacher. Xuan smiled slightly.
In this situation, Xuan Wei can be said to be deeply touched, as if he had returned to the beginning, waiting with great expectation for the master Yuzhen Taoist to give him the Taoist name.
Looking at Mu Mu and the little bald head kneeling in front of him, Xuan Wei couldn't help but secretly think to himself: "Master, your old man can rest assured, the view of heaven and earth will become prosperous, and the Daomen will regain its former glory!"
"Mu Mu, the name of the Tao given to you by the teacher is 'Ruoshui', do you know what it means?" asked Xuan Wei to Mu Mu.
After changing into a robe, Mu Mu was a little less childish and a little more dusty.
"Good is like water. Water is good for all things without fighting, and it is evil for everyone, so it is more than the Tao. Dwelling in a good place, a good heart, a good heart, a good word, a good word, a good governance, a good work, and a good time. The husband is indisputable, so there is no especially. Master, you gave me this Dao name, you should want me to keep these things in mind at all times, right?" Mu Mu replied.
"The softest in the world, the strongest in the world. Nothing is infernal. I do what I know is beneficial. Taoism is noble and soft, indisputable, but it does not mean weak, as a teacher, I hope you will also remember this!"
Mu Mu, no, it should be called Ruoshui now, picked up a cup of tea from the table, and respectfully handed it to Xuan Wei.
Xuanwei took the tea, drank half of it, and then handed it back to Ruoshui and asked him to drink the other half.
After Ruoshui finished drinking the tea, Xuanwei taught Ruoshui the basic chapters of the paperwork certificate, the introductory exercises, and the condensation qi acupuncture technique.
"The disease on your body, and wait until the pilgrims disperse in the evening, and then the teacher will help you remove the root of the disease!" Xuan Wei said to Ruoshui.
"But according to the master's orders!" Ruoshui bowed.
Xuanwei turned his head to look at the little bald head with an expectant face.
"Little bald head, I thought about it for a long time a few days ago, and finally gave you a very meaningful road name. Xuan said softly.
"Master, what is the disciple's Dao name, tell me quickly!" the little bald head asked anxiously.
"The road name 'Tomorrow Night', you may understand the meaning?" Xuan Wei tested.
The little bald head thought for a moment, and slowly analyzed: "Tomorrow night, the meaning of the night is still unclear, and the master took this number to remind me that I am in the transition stage from Buddha to Tao. ”
"Well, but there's another layer of meaning in this number, have you thought of it?" Xuanwei nodded and said with a smile.
The little bald head thought hard for a long time, but he got nothing, and scratched his head in embarrassment.
When his fingers touched the smooth and shiny head, the little bald head suddenly thought of something and looked at Xuan Wei unconvinced.
"That night, Master Wei was thinking about what kind of road name to give you, just as a moonlight entered the room, and under the refraction of your little bald head, the bright light instantly illuminated the whole night. Xuanwei described.
The little bald head saw Xuanwei's appearance of talking and gesturing tomorrow night, and he was a little skeptical that his Dao number had no other meaning at all.
Fortunately, this road number sounds pretty good, otherwise the little bald head really wouldn't have the courage to give Xuanwei tea.
"Tomorrow night, your situation is more complicated than Ruoshui, and in the last few days, you have studied the Tao Zang first, and after a while, the teacher will teach you a practice of entering the Tao from the Buddha. Xuanwei patted Mingye's bald head and said.
"Oh!" Ming Ye glanced at the things in Ruoshui's hands, and then looked at his empty hands, and said with a little grievance.
Seeing this, Xuan Wei couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
Even if the Dharma Sutra is often spoken tomorrow night, as if everything has been seen through, after all, the child's mind will occasionally reveal his true nature.
"Although the teacher said that he did not give you exercises, he did not say that he did not prepare a gift for you to get started. ”
Xuan Wei waved his sleeves, conjured a futon painted with gossip, and stuffed it into Mingye's arms.
"Master, is this my introductory gift?" Mingye's eyes widened, touching the futon that was not unique.
"This futon has a certain concentrating effect, and sitting on it will be a few points faster than usual for enlightenment or cultivation. Xuanwei explained.
"Really, thank you, master!" said with great joy tomorrow night, holding a futon.
"Seeing that you usually sit for a long time, this gift has been prepared for you. Compared with the concentrating effect, this futon also has an advantage that the material is good, soft and breathable, and you will not get hemorrhoids after sitting for a long time!"
I don't know why, Xuanwei is usually a serious person, but every time she sees that little bald head tomorrow night, she can't help but want to play tricks.
After the three masters and apprentices have completed the ceremony, it is time to prepare to welcome the devotees and visitors who come to offer incense.
"If water, you can clean this up. Tomorrow night, you go to the gate of the Taoist temple to receive pilgrims. Xuan Wei said to the two.
The two of them immediately responded and took action in their respective duties.
"By the way, today is my Taoist festival after all, but all believers and pilgrims who enter the incense will get a souvenir. Tomorrow night, you should inform the people queuing outside the door of this first, lest they leave directly after the incense. Xuan Wei added coldly.
"Hey, master, do you still have a gift?" Mingye wondered.
Xuan smiled and said nothing, of course he wouldn't tell the two of them that it was actually the system that prepared the souvenir.
"System, can you reveal what the souvenir you just prompted, what is it? And this kind of welfare thing, it doesn't feel like your style at all?" Xuan Wei asked in her heart.
"Hehe, no comment!In addition, it needs to be emphasized that the holiday benefits are issued to believers and pilgrims, and they have nothing to do with the host!"