Seeing that it was late at night, Zhu Shanxian also got up and said, "I'll go into the room to rest for a while, Lao Tan, you watch first, and Ah Quan will call us if you find out." If you want to take a break, call me up for a shift. ”

Tan Hanchuan waved his hand and said, "I'll go up to the balcony on the second floor and sit, and Teacher Ding will also go and rest first." ”

Ding Qi went to his room on the second floor and lay down for a while, but he couldn't sleep anything, obviously feeling tired, but his spirit was still a little excited or excited. He also understood the reason, this was something in his heart, thinking about the situation of the stone incomplete. Zhu Shanxian said lightly, asking everyone to sleep first and then ask about the results, but in fact it is difficult to do.

Because no one knows when Ah Quan will "see", subconsciously in a state of waiting for the result at any time, in this case, if anyone can fall asleep with their head upside down, they are either an idiot, or the so-called spiritual cultivation is really extraordinary.

It is estimated that Ye Xing and Fan Yang are the same. Ye Xing couldn't fall asleep lying on the sofa, at least he couldn't fall asleep, he just closed his eyes and rested for a while. As for Fan Yang, Ding Qi thought that he was not sleeping when he entered the study, but to look for something, either the ancient scroll that Shi Buquan had partially restored, or the clue that Tan Hanchuan had left just now.

This is just an intuition, an intuition cultivated in long-term psychological counseling work, although he and Fan Yang are also the first day of formal acquaintance, but I feel that Fan Yang is such a person who would do such a thing. Fan Yang closed the door when he entered the study, and Ding Qi also heard the sound of turning the lock, and subconsciously made a judgment.

Knowing that he couldn't sleep, Ding Qi put on his clothes and got up, and walked out of the small hall on the second floor to the terrace. The terrace is large, facing south, facing the backyard, with two wicker chairs and a large umbrella. Tan Hanchuan was sitting there, holding a teapot in his hand, and a warm kettle at his feet that could be refilled at any time.

Tan Hanchuan didn't look back, but he also knew that Ding Qi was coming, and stretched out his hand and pointed to the rattan chair next to him. Ding Qi walked over and sat down side by side with him, and whispered, "Teacher Tan, I thought you, the master, were meditating." ”

Tan Hanchuan: "I'm on duty, how can I meditate by myself?"

Ding Qi was a little speechless and said, "Everyone else seems to be asleep." ”

Tan Hanchuan smiled: "I shouldn't have slept." Lao Zhu went back to the house to meditate and practice, but his current mood is not right, it is estimated that it will not have too good results, he has to find his state like Ah Quan. Mr. Ye couldn't sleep while lying on the sofa, so he closed his eyes and waited there. As for Senior Brother Fan, he went into the study to look for something, but he probably couldn't find anything.

It's still Mr. Ding, you are the most free, why don't you just sit here and watch, and feel the most at ease. ”

This researcher is constantly surprised when he does and speaks, and how to describe it is too direct. But sometimes straightforwardness is the best way to do things, especially when dealing with people who can't guard against their hearts and routines.

Tan Hanchuan is just straight, but he is definitely not stupid, and he can say this casually. Ding Qi didn't know how to answer for a while, and then looked into the distance and said, "Sitting here looking at the mountains, the scenery is really good." If there is another big lake in front of us, and the breeze is blowing, it will feel ......."

Tan Hanchuan said suddenly: "If you speak quietly, Ah Quan can hear it." He also gestured to Ding Qi.

Ding Qi suddenly reacted, he had just inadvertently said that there was a big lake surrounded by mountains in front of him, which was the scene of Xiaojing Lake that Tan Hanchuan saw through the backyard door. His reaction was also very fast, his voice did not show any abnormality, and he asked rhetorically: "Can Ah Quan hear such a small voice?"

Tan Hanchuan: "Of course I can hear it, he is now in the most perceptive state. Not to mention that we are sitting here talking, even if we run to the front yard, he can hear clearly through this building, but he will not notice. ”

Tan Hanchuan asked Ding Qi to be quiet just now, in fact, they have been speaking at this volume, and after reminding Ding Qi, he himself continued to speak, obviously not to prevent Ding Qi from speaking, but to prevent him from saying something.

Tan Hanchuan mentioned Shi Buquan's state at the moment, his perception was extremely keen, but he would not pay attention to the interference of the outside world. Ding Qi was very interested in this, so he discussed it with Tan Hanchuan in a consultative tone. Psychology studies the activity of consciousness, and human consciousness has directionality, which is the saying "attention".

In a state of high attention, the brain automatically blocks other information except for the object of attention. For example, someone is reading a book in the middle of the city, and he only remembers the content of the book, but does not hear the noise. In fact, he can hear the voices in the market, but he doesn't pay attention to it and doesn't leave an impression, and he doesn't even remember.

However, interestingly, some psychologists believe that a state of high concentration and relaxation of consciousness during waking may be the same goal. In a state of highly relaxed consciousness, for example, the Taoists say sit and forget, and the Buddhists say meditation, that is, they get rid of the external distractions and calm or settle their minds.

After listening to Ding Qi's analysis, Tan Hanchuan nodded and said: "There are many people who think that psychology is very mysterious, and they always feel that people who study psychology are different from ordinary people. In fact, this is just a misunderstanding, and no one is better than anyone else.

Think about it according to normal logic, different majors are all undergraduate four years, as long as you study it carefully, there is no reason why Zhang San is more clever than Li Si, but the field he is good at is different.

I know a lot of psychologists, but not many like Mr. Ding. Not only are you professional, but there are some places that go beyond your major, because not everyone can learn it, and you have to accumulate it by personal cultivation. ”

Ding Qi had to say modestly: "Most of what I just talked about was actually said by my mentor Liu Feng. ”

Tan Hanchuan: "I mean not only what Teacher Ding just said, but also what you did...... Let's not talk about you, let's talk about Ah Quan, what you are most interested in now should be his state at the moment, right?"

According to Tan Hanchuan's explanation and Ding Qi's understanding, Shi Buquan can hear everything at the moment, but he won't pay attention. Some practitioners describe this state of mind as like a bird flying in front of a mirror, and a shadow is reflected in the mirror, but it leaves no trace. Tan Hanchuan can't disturb Shi Buquan by talking to Ding Qi at this moment, if he really bothers him, it means that Shi Buquan has not found the right state yet.

No wonder Shi Buquan told everyone to leave him alone, once he entered the state, he didn't care about other things around him. So why did Tan Hanchuan stop Ding Qi from leaking his mouth? Human consciousness is so wonderful, Shi Buquan is focused on a certain thing, and the information related to this thing will naturally attract his attention.

If they say something else, Shi Buquan will listen to it and not hear it, but if Tan Hanchuan and Ding Qi discuss the scene of Xiaojing Lake, Shi Buquan's subconscious will definitely pay attention to it, and it will even lead to some kind of hallucination or even illusion.

Ding Qi said: "There is a passage in "Lao Tzu", 'If you can't see it, you will be called Yi.'" I don't hear it, and my name is Xi. I can't do it, and the name is small. "It should be to describe Ah Quan's current state, right?" Speaking of this, he looked at Shi Buquan's back, and suddenly frowned again, "What is Ah Quan's hand doing, touching things?"

This is the last row of villas, and there are mountains outside the wall, and there are no lights around. Fortunately, it was a sunny day, with a faint starlight shining, but I didn't see the moon when I looked up, so the light was very dim. When Ding Qi came out of the house, he couldn't see the stone clearly, and felt that he was just a hazy shadow, and it would take a while for his eyes to adjust to the darkness.

The viewing angle on the terrace on the second floor is relatively high, so he can see Shi Buquan's hands, and Ding Qi only realized at this moment that his hands have been moving.

Shi Buquan's palms were facing each other, about half a foot away, as if he was spinning with a ball, and as if he was touching something that didn't exist. If you look closely, it doesn't look like he's touching the ball in his palm, because his palm is open and facing the door, as if he is touching a wide world.

Tan Hanchuan said with a smile: "Teacher Ding just mentioned that it can't be squeezed, and the shelf that Ah Quan is pulling now is called the cloud hand." ”

Ding Qi wondered: "Rubbing the clouds, is this also the secret of the Jianghu Register?"

Tan Hanchuan smiled: "That's not it, in fact, I have also practiced, it is a kind of kung fu." It's not easy to make it clear, there is also a trick in Tai Chi that 'catches the tail of the bird', and Mr. Ding should have heard of it. It is said that what is practiced is a soft energy, which can make the bird unable to fly in the palm of the hand. ”

Ding Qi: "I seem to have seen it in martial arts, is it really so amazing?"

Tan Hanchuan: "There's nothing magical about it, it's just the kung fu that comes out." ”

Ding Qi: "It turns out that Teacher Tan can do it too! How do you practice, can you really make the bird unable to fly in the palm of your hand?"

Tan Hanchuan: "My master has raised several cages of thrushes, and the wings are all uncut. That's how I trained with these birds, and when I first started, of course, they all flew away......"

Ding Qi smiled: "If that's the case, how many caged birds your master has is not enough." ”

Tan Hanchuan also smiled: "My master was standing next to him at that time, and as soon as the thrush flew up, he stretched out his hand to stop it. It's stopped, not grabbed, and the thrush seems to stop on his hand, and then he can't fly again. His hand seems to be there, but it is actually moving all the time, which requires a subtle sense and reaction.

At that time, I only knew how to practice according to Master's teachings. Later, I engaged in scientific research, and I also deliberately found various materials to study the flight rules of birds. In fact, birds are different from insects, they need to run for take-off, and the larger the bird, the longer the run-up distance. When small birds flapp their wings and take off, their legs have a downward kick to take off.

The key is to kick your legs down when taking off, and the palm of your hand should be able to perceive the change in strength, and at the same time retreat downward, so that the thrush cannot borrow force. Therefore, no matter how the thrush pushes its legs, the support force on the palm of the hand is the same, just to make it stand, but not to let it take off. You can't let it jump and glide while the momentum is flying, and you have to control the direction of power at all times. ”

Ding Qi sighed: "What a clever control!"

Tan Hanchuan: "In fact, the focus is not on control, the main practice is to induct and react, the heart and hand are connected, you can react when you feel it, and you can keep up with the action when you react." In fact, sometimes the bird will still fly away, just catch it with the other hand.

The two hands take turns, which is the cloud hand. It's not just one way to practice it, but that's how I practice. My master's request, even if he couldn't catch it, he must not hurt his bird, and even if he touched a feather, he would beat me. ”

Ding Qi: "Ah Quan also practiced like this?"

Tan Hanchuan: "Almost." I borrowed the thrush, and he borrowed the wren. His master raised a lot of wrens, and when he had nothing to do, he taught them to say those things that his old man liked to hear, and Ah Quan was responsible for feeding the birds to his master since he was a child. ”

Ding Qi: "You already knew each other, and you also know his master?"

Tan Hanchuan shook his head and said: "I haven't met before, and I don't know his master, but I heard Lao Zhu mention this person, and we only met for the first time before yesterday." The times are different, the inheritance of the eight gates of the rivers and lakes has withered, or the thresholds of the rivers and lakes have long been integrated into today's world, and the so-called inheritance disciples are rare. ”

Ding Qi: "I only met the day before yesterday, and you even know all this?"

Tan Hanchuan smiled bitterly: "Ah Quan's broken mouth, it's hard to find a fellow Daoist in the rivers and lakes of Bamen, so you have to have a good chat? Living in the same building for two days, these are not enough for him to talk about!"

Ding Qi also smiled, and asked with some curiosity: "So Ah Quan, like you, is also a kung fu master?"

Tan Hanchuan shook his head and said: "I'm not a master, I just know some kung fu, and I was beaten out by my master when I was a child." As for Ah Quan, his purpose of practicing the cloud hand is different from mine, not martial arts but a skill. The secret technique of entering the micro-technique of the Jianghu Book Door, the condition for entry is to sense the subtlety. It is a good way to practice the cloud hand first. ”

Ding Qi looked at Shi Buquan again and said, "I don't look at him, it doesn't look like he's touching a bird?"

Tan Hanchuan: "That's just a practice method of rubbing the clouds, not a usage." He is now only sensing in this way, in fact, it is not his hand touching things, but his heart is sensing, and his hand is his heart......"

At this moment, Ah Quan's movements suddenly stopped, his body seemed to be stiff for half a second, and then he suddenly jumped up, knocked over the table in front of him to the door, turned around and stepped on the chair, jumped over from the back of the chair, and shouted: "I saw it, I saw it, I really saw it——!"

Ding Qi only felt a gust of wind suddenly around him. Tan Hanchuan had already jumped directly into the backyard from the terrace on the second floor, slapped Ah Quan on the shoulder, and said in a low voice: "In the middle of the night, what are you arguing about? Even if you don't sleep, don't wake up the neighbors! Don't say what you see, quickly follow Teacher Ding into the study." ”

Today is the weekend, and the most people live in this community. I don't know if the neighbors woke up or not, but the three people in the building were all alarmed, and soon rushed to the backyard, all with excited looks. Zhu Shanxian waved his hand first and said: "Don't worry about asking, it's good if there is a result, let Ah Quan and Teacher Ding talk alone, and Teacher Ding will give an authoritative conclusion." ”

After entering the study and locking the door, Shi Buquan couldn't hide his excitement, and kept rubbing his hands and said, "Teacher Ding, what do you want me to do?"

Ding Qi pointed to the bookcase and said, "There is paper and pen there, first draw the scene you see." ”

As soon as Shi Buquan sat down and entered the working state, it was as if he was a completely different person, and he began to concentrate on painting, as if he had forgotten the existence of Ding Qi around him. Ah Quan's painting skills are very good, and as far as Ding Qi feels like a layman, he is no less than many famous painters today. Ah Quan draws slowly, this is a fine brushwork, he is trying to sketch out all kinds of details.

It only took Tan Hanchuan about twenty minutes to draw that picture, while Shi Buquan's skills were much more skilled, but it took more than an hour, because he drew very carefully and the size was much larger. But for him, this is just a temporary sketch, and he still feels unfinished after the painting.

Ding Qi stood aside and watched, in fact, when Ah Quan was halfway through the painting, he had already come to a clear conclusion that Shi Buquan and Tan Hanchuan saw the same place. However, there are still differences in some details in the painting, such as the different positions of the clouds, the different scenes covered, and Shi Buquan also painted things that Tan Hanchuan's pictures could not see.

Shi Buquan handed over his painting hands and said, "Teacher Ding, how am I painting?"

Ding Qi took the painting and exclaimed: "The painting is very good, I hardly need to ask anything more." ”

Shi Buquan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, you must ask! The painting is just a painting, and such a small piece of paper is not enough to depict the scenery I see." You put it away first, and I'll talk to you about it......"

The other four people in the hall sat for a long time, seeing that it was past midnight, but they had to wait patiently. Shi Buquan sat at the door of the backyard after eating dinner and buying a table, and it was about half past eight in the evening, and he sat there for about two hours, and when it was almost eleven o'clock, he jumped up and shouted, "See," and then dragged Ding Qi into the house for another hour or more.

I don't know how long it took, the door of the study was finally pushed open, and all four of them stood up and asked, "Teacher Ding, what is the result?"

Ding Qi walked out of the study, took a deep breath, nodded to everyone, and said, "I can already come to a clear conclusion, there is indeed another world outside that door. The ancients also saw it before, and even went in, and they called it Xiaojing Lake. I don't know what kind of world it is, but Teacher Tan and Ah Quan have seen it separately, and they are seeing the same place.

What I can make now is that the time changes in Xiaojing Lake are the same as outside, Teacher Tan sees the scene in the afternoon, and Ah Quan sees the night under the starlight. There are mountains and rivers in the lake, and there is also wind, because the clouds will drift to different positions......"

Zhu Shanxian suddenly waved his hand and said, "Teacher Ding, don't say it, don't describe it specifically, I don't want to hear it!" After speaking, he turned around and went to the backyard door, put the table that Shi Buquan had knocked over again, and sat down on the chair.

Tan Hanchuan said with a smile: "Lao Zhu also wants to try it himself." ”

Ah Quan said excitedly: "Since I can do it, Lao Zhu can do it too! As long as he ......."

Before his tirade could be launched, he was interrupted by Fan Yang waving his hand: "In this way, let's go into the study, and Teacher Ding will show me the two pictures they draw." ”

Ye Xing asked, "Mr. Fan, don't you want to try it yourself?"

Fan Yang smiled: "In the double-blind test, it is enough to have two independent results cross-corroborated." Now that I've determined that Xiaojing Lake really exists, and it's just outside that gate, it doesn't hurt for me to go back and try again. I've been waiting for an afternoon and an evening, and I'm so curious. ”

Ye Xing: "I really want to know, what kind of place is that?"

Ding Qi: "Okay, let's all go into the study, try to look at the picture and don't speak, even if we do, we have to whisper." ”

A few people were about to go in, and Zhu Shanxian suddenly walked back to the hall. Fan Yang said meaningfully: "District Chief Zhu, why did you change your mind?"

Zhu Shanxian waved his hand and said, "You go on, don't worry about me, I'll just go upstairs and get a coat." ”