Everyone dispersed, leaving only Ding Qi, Zhuang Mengzhou, Zhu Shanxian and Chen Rong, and the place where they talked was not in the manor of the Ming Dynasty, but on the mountainside across the lake from the manor. The zigzag flow passes through here, creating a lake wetland in the valley, and the islands are the peaks of the mountains.

There is a long causeway with undulating heights and widths connecting a large island in the lake covering an area of several hundred acres, in fact, this causeway is a ridgeline that outcrops the water, and the big island is also a peak, and the place where they talked is on this island.

Looking at this wetland lake from afar, the islands and vegetation of different shapes are like bonsai dotted on the water surrounded by mountains, and the clouds are like a fairyland. Fangwaimen has been operating in Xiaojing Lake for a long time, and some pavilions have been built here, bamboo and wood structures made of local materials, and stone is mined for the foundation.

In addition to the villa, the island in the wetland has become a second stronghold in Xiaojing Lake, where people often travel through the mountains to travel, sit, drink tea, ask questions, and of course, fish, drink, and taste game. The kitchen on the island was the first to be built, and the oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, pots and pans are complete.

Zhuang Mengzhou proposed, since it is late, let's get some supper, wine, there is an old Moutai brought out by the Qin Gaotai, and the dishes are fresh ingredients made on the spot. A plate of pan-fried small stone crab can be eaten with a crispy shell, a plate of spicy fried stone chicken, all of which are tender garlic cloves of meat, and a pot of whitebait soup, with side dishes of grass and vegetables that are special to this place.

Chen Rong, a junior, cooks, and the fresh ingredients are from Ding Qi and Zhu Shan. Don't look at it at night, it's still very simple to find these things with a master's divine sense. Zhuang Mengzhou is mainly responsible for pointing out, such as it's time to eat supper, what to get, and what can be done.

Set up a table in the pavilion, light a few resin waxes that are a specialty of the area, and enjoy the cool night breeze in early September. Zhuang Mengzhou praised Chen Rong's craftsmanship while eating, which was much better than when he was in the high platform of the piano, and it was like being reborn.

Chen Rong smiled: "It's not my craftsmanship that is good, as long as there is no mistake, everyone is the same." What to look for is what you say, and what to do is what you say. ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "If you don't make a mistake, these four words are not simple! I said to find something, if you change it to someone else, can you say that you can find it at night, I can do it, can you make it immediately?"

Zhu Shanxian raised his glass and said, "Mr. Zhuang, I toast you." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Let's go together!"

Everyone toasted, and Zhu Shanxian sighed: "Mr. Zhuang, you can really enjoy it." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou smiled, held the wine glass with three fingers and said, "Don't you want to drink here, but are you willing to go to Shennongjia to kill people?"

Zhu Shanxian: "I said this, but there are such things and people in the world, and sometimes I have to do it." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "I have to do it, so why do I do it?"

Zhu Shan smiled: "It's just to be able to taste this wine and food with peace of mind and enjoy the beauty of this fairyland." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Then Secretary Zhu will eat and drink well! By the way, Mr. Ding said that he wanted to talk about something privately, what is the matter?" ”

Ding Qi: "I haven't had time to say anything about it before I can say it, I do have a question I want to ask." Mr. Zhuang once recommended me to read several books, all of them. Later, I practiced the secret methods outside the square, and used the various secret techniques as a reference, and the so-called summary of the first realm, the second realm, and the third realm was actually the use of the statements in those books.

Those are written about cultivation, as well as all kinds of immortal spells and immortal worlds, I want to ask, does that kind of world really exist?"

Zhuang Mengzhou asked rhetorically: "Does Teacher Ding feel that he is about to break through the Eight Realms, but it feels different from what is written in the book?"

Tincey: "That's pretty much what it means. ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Haven't you been to the world in the book?"

Ding Qi: "That's a delusional situation. ”

Zhuang Mengzhou still held the cup with three fingers, but he didn't speak for a long time. Chen Rong said curiously: "Mr. Zhuang, what does your action mean?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Pour wine." ”

Chen Rong: "Uh, how did I forget." She hurriedly took the bottle and poured the wine, but Tintzi had already poured it first.

Zhuang Mengzhou took a sip of wine, looked at Ding Qi and said: "That's the world in the book, this is your own world, in fact, you've seen it all! But what did you want to do when you created the Outer Secret Method, is it to be a humanoid self-propelled flying sword magic weapon remote control?"

This metaphor is interesting, Zhu Shanxian almost squirted out the wine, and interjected: "Does the world in the book exist?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Can you ask in another way, what kind of existence is there, or under what circumstances? Mr. Ding's question is not his question, he knows very well what kind of person he is, and today he is mainly asking the two of you."

But Mr. Ding, I have a question for you. You look at those books, there is such a world and that kind of person in the book, but do you think about it in a different way? In their opinion, at this time, you are also the person in the book in the other world in the book. ”

Ding Qi smiled again: "I think of a question in psychology, similar to Mr. Zhuang's question, people perceive the world through their senses, if an illusion can give people all the sensory feedback, how can people tell that they are not living in an illusion?"

Chen Rong: "The answer?"

Ding Qi: "I'm afraid the answer will disappoint you, I can't tell the difference!"

Chen Rong: "Since it's an illusion, everything is fake." ”

Dingzi: "This is true in another sense, I can tell you one more answer, in fact, you don't need to tell. ”

Chen Rong: "I didn't understand. ”

Zhuang Mengzhou waved his hand and said, "Teacher Ding, you might as well say it directly, this is the meaning of breaking delusion." There is a realm in the world, if you don't reach it, you can't imagine it, you can't experience it, and no matter how you describe it, it's empty talk.

Mr. Ding didn't really care, why he had cultivated the secret method, but it felt different from what was said in the book? He didn't care that he was a character in the book, because he didn't need to care anymore. ”

Chen Rong: "I seem to understand a little. ”

Zhu Shanxian muttered, "I also need to retreat." ”

Ding Qi looked at Zhu Shan and said, "As long as the realm is reached, the method of entering the delusion of Fang Waimen is very simple. With Jingwen Stone as the guide to open the portal, you can enter any world that exists and does not exist, and you can travel to ancient and modern China and foreign countries, and even various fantasy worlds. ”

Zhu Shanxian: "Which book did Mr. Ding take at the beginning?"

Ding Qi: "The name is "iQue", which was recommended by Mr. Zhuang. ”

Zhu Shanxian: "Then I'll try it with "Earth Master", which was also recommended by Mr. Zhuang, and I am more interested in that world of rivers and lakes." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou said again: "Don't patronize talking, drink and drink!"

Everyone drank another glass, and Zhuang Mengzhou asked, "What is the best wine you have ever drunk?"

Chen Rong: "Isn't the best wine the old Moutai you drink now?"

Zhu Shan said: "The best wine to drink should be the bamboo wine processed by Xiangshuifeng with Mengshenghua, which can meet all dreams." ”

Zhuang Meng slapped the table on Monday and said, "That's right! I happened to get two more bottles and put them in the island kitchen." Lao Zhu, Chen Rong, each of you takes a bottle and goes. The effect of bamboo wine is not a real delusion, but just a phantom drunkenness, or it can be called a pseudo-delusion.

Fang Waimen's method of entering delusion is so simple, so it is even more necessary to be cautious and not to try it lightly. The best way is to use bamboo wine to experience a few more pseudo-delusions, wash your mood well, and wait until you have a clear understanding before officially entering delusion. Old Zhu, don't forget! Chen Rong, you also need to pay attention after you arrive in the Five Heart Valley. ”

Ding Qi: "Mr. Zhuang, when did you go to Xiangshui Peak and come out with two bottles of wine?"

Zhuang Mengzhou was very unhappy and said: "What do you mean to come out?" I said hello to Cui Shanhai, and Cui Shanhai asked me to get it myself, but he couldn't take it out anyway. ”

Chen Rong got up and went to the kitchen, and sure enough, he found Xiangshuifeng's bamboo wine and gave Zhu Shanxian a bottle. Zhu Shan smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhuang, I'll have a few drinks in the past two days." ”

Ding Qi: "Secretary Zhu, when will your vacation end?"

Zhu Shanxian: "After working for so many years, I finally took a two-week public holiday, today is Tuesday, and I won't go to work until next Monday." Leave for a while, and also give the new district chief a delegation of power to see how he presides over the work. ”

Chen Rong suggested: "Uncle Zhu, in fact, you can go to the Qin High Platform. ”

Ding Qi nodded and said, "Good idea! Senior Brother Zhu can go to the Qin Gaotai for retreat, and I will also be in retreat at Xiaojing Lake for a while." Chen Rong has arrived in the Five Heart Valley to cultivate better, don't forget what everyone said today. ”

Zhuang Mengzhou waved his hand and said, "Since we have already got the wine, let's prepare to go, and Teacher Ding and I will have two more glasses." ”

Zhu Shan stood up and said, "Don't drink too much." ”

Ding Qi: "Don't worry, I won't let Mr. Zhuang drink too much." ”

Zhu Shanxin and Chen Rong left, and Ding Qi asked, "Mr. Zhuang, what else do you have to leave me alone?"

Zhuang Mengzhou asked rhetorically: "Isn't it okay to drink?"

Ding Qi said with a smile: "I know that you like to drink lively, and last night I took Lao Tan and Cui Gong to drink flower wine, but I didn't call me, Ah Quan and Secretary Zhu." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou glared and said: "You know this? You and I don't dare to call it! As for Lao Zhu is the secretary of the district party committee, you can't make a mistake, right? Ah Quan, forget it, this kid is not strict-mouthed. ”

Ding Qi laughed: "It's true that Ah Quan told me, because you didn't call him, he came to see me or not." ”

Zhuang Meng waved his hand on Monday: "Don't talk about this! Are you planning to retreat here?"

Ding Qi nodded and said, "Yes, I won't leave Xiaojing Lake during this time, and you can also see my state." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "That's not good, at least tomorrow you have to go out and call the Yang landlord who is taking the blessed land, and say that I and the sect master of Jiufang Empty Island want to go over." ”

Ding Qi: "The Blessing Underground will only open next month." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Go over before opening, I don't care if their guest house is repaired or not, just the two of us." Teacher Ding must have this face, just say hello, I don't want to touch in and steal eggs by myself. ”

Ding Qi smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, I'll help you and the Sect Island Master say hello to Lord Yang Fu tomorrow, is there anything else?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Do you remember? Last time I went to Huangzi Mountain next to Huangtian Ancient Village, I picked up a golden gourd, now do you understand the research?"

Ding Qi: "I suspected that it was a treasure of the realm, but at that time, my cultivation was still shallow, and I didn't find the gateway to the world outside the square, and when I had the opportunity, I could go to Huangzi Mountain again, and I didn't study the golden gourd much, and I didn't study it too well." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "You can retreat and give me the golden gourd to ponder." ”

Ding Qi: "Put it in the villa, I'll give it to you when I turn around." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou drank the wine in the glass, got up and said, "I'm almost drunk, I'll get it myself." Don't forget to go out and call Yang Chengong tomorrow morning. “

Ding Qi also stood up and said, "I won't forget, are you so greedy?"

Zhuang Mengzhou glared and said, "What do you mean I'm greedy? I'm not thinking about getting a basket of eggs back so that I can replenish your body!"

Ding Qi cried and laughed: "You can eat it if you want to, I'm not confined!"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "You are more confinement than confinement! Do you know how those immortal legends describe breaking through from the Seven Realms to the Eight Realms, the spirit fetus turns into a baby! Lord Ding Meng, you have to sort out the information on the elixirs of the outside world, with your cultivation, their spiritual effects may not be of much help to you, but there are still some of them, especially now." ”

Ding Qi: "Help me break through in my cultivation?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "If you want to break through with drugs, then you are on the wrong set." But they can help you feel less uncomfortable, the retreat process is smoother, and you really need nourishment now. ”

Ding Qi is indeed very uncomfortable now, and it is the kind of discomfort that ordinary people cannot even imagine, and some classics describe his current state as being reborn, and how can it be so easy to be reborn? His form and spirit are very weak, like a baby who is about to be born but has not yet been born.

The current Ding Qi is still very strong in a sense, and the cultivation realm is still there, but at the same time, the form and spirit are very fragile and easily affected by all kinds of injuries, so he decided to hide in the small realm lake for retreat. On the one hand, it is safe and the environment is good, and on the other hand, it is also because there is a fairy bait and medicine moon condensation.

With his current cultivation, the role of Moon Condensation Fat in assisting his cultivation is already minimal, but now it can help him protect the form god. Hearing this, Ding Qi asked, "Are other elixirs also helpful to me?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Since you have practiced, you have experienced the elixir of the auxiliary effect, and now they are all helpful. The last time Old Winger brought out thirty catties of Spirit Valley from the Five Heart Valley, he took fifteen catties himself, and Ye Zongqing still had fifteen catties left in his hand. You'd better contact her tomorrow by the way, and bring the fifteen catties of Spirit Valley, its spiritual effect is milder than the Jade Hoof Pill, and it is more suitable for you now. ”

Ding Qi: "I have the Jade Hoof Pill here, and I can exchange some of it for the Five Flowers Valley." And what about the Zhuyan Fruit?"

Zhuang Mengzhou coughed and said, "Of course it's useful, but you also know what it's for." Could it be that you didn't give birth enough when you were reincarnated last time? You can already do it, you don't need to stink and be beautiful anymore! It's a golden jujube, if Lao Zhu can break through Dacheng's cultivation this time, you can ask him to bring some back, and preserved jujube or jujube cake is fine. ”

Ding Qi still asked: "Then what about bamboo wine, is it also useful?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "For Lao Zhu and Chen Rong, bamboo wine can experience the realm of dreams, and this effect doesn't matter to you." But bamboo wine has other uses for you now, and drinking it sparingly can also nourish your soul. Since you asked, I'll tell you again, I still have a few bottles hidden on this island, so you can find them yourself. ”

Ding Qi: "Mr. Zhuang, why do you like wine so much?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Of course it's for drinking, this time it's cheaper for you." ”

Ding Qi: "Actually, there are also Mengsheng flowers produced in Xiaojing Lake, we can try to process them ourselves, take the stamens to make wine, and try these old Moutai you have hidden." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou pouted and said, "Do you think I haven't tried it?" It doesn't have much effect, but the wild bamboo wine that is a specialty in Xiangshui Peak has the best effect. In fact, there is another thing called Huoyang persimmon, which is a specialty of Lu Yudong, I have seen it in the records left by the ancestor of Wuxin Valley, and it will be more helpful for you to recuperate now. ”

Ding Qi: "Is its spiritual effect also to nourish the soul?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "There is still a difference, ordinary people can't drink more bamboo wine, and Huoyang persimmon is absolutely not eaten by ordinary people, and people with a weaker physique will die." ”

Dingzi: "I'm very weak now." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Bamboo wine nourishes the soul, and Huoyang persimmon strengthens the spirit, but it has high requirements for the physique, so I will get you eggs." You can use elixir eggs to fry the five-flower rice under the persimmon, which can be more reliable. ”

Dingzi: "Why doesn't it sound so reliable?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, isn't this a home-cooked dish for rice, what's unreliable? By the way, since you have refined that peach pit in the Changcheng Blessed Land Sacrifice, and you have to stay in Xiaojing Lake for retreat during this time, don't you plan to refine something similar to Xiaojing Lake?"

After speaking, Zhuang Mengzhou strode away, and his figure quickly disappeared at the end of the causeway connecting the islands.