Chapter 4: Taoism and Nature
On the edge of the Yao Pond, which is clear and translucent, and the water is like jade juice, two thin figures are reflected on the turquoise surface of the pool.
The bright stars hung in this black curtain, and a round of silver-white crescent moons, along with the reflection of the mountains, were reflected on the smooth surface of the pool. The breeze blows quietly, lifting the mysterious veil of this fairyland night, sparkling, and the stars and moon seem to be right in front of you, within reach.
This is probably the closest place to heaven!
The girls Su Su and Qin Yu walked on the edge of Yao Chi, explaining the beautiful and distant legend of Yao Chi with moving voices along the way. "The Queen Mother of the West is the guardian deity of Yaochi, and one day she met Mu Tianzi of the West Tour, and the two of them had a secret relationship..."
"The Queen Mother loves beauty and often bathes in the Yao Pond. In addition, there is a small Tianchi in the east and west, washing the face in the east and soaking the feet in the west, and the huge Yaochi Wonderland is the place where the queen mother freshens up alone. ”
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After that, Mu Tianzi never came back, and the queen mother was also depressed, left Yaochi, and went to the feather immortal. ”
"This Mu Tianzi is a scumbag..."Qin Yu said without thinking.
"Who is the scumbag?"
"Well, I don't know how I said that, but I don't think Mu Tianzi is quite right. ”
"Well, to hear you say that, I think he's a, um... Right... Scumbag! It's weird, but it seems to be quite appropriate. ”
"You really don't remember where you're from? ”
"Well, there's nothing wrong with forgetting, I'm feeling pretty relaxed anyway. Qin Yu's face was calm, this feeling of freedom and tranquility may be the influence of this fairyland, or the old man and... Brought by the person next to him. He may not remember the past, but he doesn't want to forget the scenery now, and he won't forget it again.
The moonlight sprinkled on the young man's face, and the slightly immature white face could be seen that he must be handsome and handsome when he grows up.
"The three peaks in the distance are really high!" It turned out that under the moonlight and starlight, the shore of Yaochi looked up into the distance, and the three peaks rose together. Abruptly inserted into the clouds, like a pen holder. Tall, verdant spruce and tower pines are all over the mountains, and in the distance is a black oppressive patch.
"It is said that it was the ancient divine co-worker, and after the anger touched the Buzhou Mountain, the sky fell, and the Yao Chi was also damaged in this disaster. So the Queen Mother of the West used her hand as a blade to split the ancient seal, and three stone pillars rose from the ground, growing higher and higher, until the sky was held up. So the sun and the moon flowed, turning into three peaks on the edge of Yao Pond, which stand to this day. ”
Qin Yu once again couldn't stop sighing at the magic of this piece of heaven and earth, and the deeds of those legendary sacred figures.
The two of them walked all the way to the foot of a huge ancient tree, and when they looked up, it was covered like a cloud covering the sky, and its thick branches were inserted into the sky, like a shadow. The huge body made the young man dumbfounded, and he couldn't speak for a long time. If the mountains are in the sky and the stars are on the clouds, the behemoth in front of you is within reach. A young little hand slowly caresses the rough bark of the ravine, and the truth is often the most shocking.
Another hand that was also as small as jade also came up, and the girl Su Su said: "This thousand-year-old elm tree took root on the edge of Yao Chi when the Queen Mother of the West was young, and may have lived for almost 10,000 years. ”
The two sat on the ground under the ancient elm tree, looking at the stars in the sky and the shadows of the moon hooking trees. The boy listened quietly to the girl talking about this world, about his past with the old man, for fear of missing something. The girl also immersed herself tirelessly in it, and did not speak so much for many years, until her throat was dry and her throat ached faintly, and she was afraid that no one would hear her heart again, so she continued to speak.
"On the night that Aung rescued you, the stars turned into streamers and went quickly to the east. ”
"Susu, let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?"
"The starlight that night was so beautiful, I had never seen such a beautiful view, probably because you came, you came. It's so beautiful~It's so beautiful~"
"Susu?"
The boy turned his head and found that the girl's eyes were slightly closed, the corners of her mouth were open, and she was smiling sweetly, and her head was shaking, and she was about to fall asleep.
The boy began to panic.
Looking left and right, anxious, seeing that the girl was about to fall under the tree, her body leaned next to Su Su to support her petite body. At this moment, the head of the girl Su Su fell on the young man's shoulder impartially. Qin Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, the girl next to her was too happy today, and she was also too tired, so let her take a good rest.
At this time, the boy looked at the surface of the lake, which was said to be a 'pool' but was much larger than the pool, and all around him was only the sound of gurgling water and two faint breathing sounds, and his eyes gradually became stupid. Who are you, where are you from, how did you get here, and how did you get seriously injured? Do these questions really not matter at all? Can you live here without any worries?
The young man doesn't know what it's like to be sad, but he has nowhere to say it.
Qin Yu thought about it for a long time, and the doubts in his heart deepened again. The moon passed over the branches, and there was a slight tremor on the shoulders, but fortunately, the four seasons were like spring in the Yaochi scene, and there was no cold at night, probably because the girl dreamed of something.
"Will there be me in the dream?" the young man suddenly thought of this, and remembered the love and care of the old man and the girl when he first woke up, and his heart gradually relieved.
Feeling the sound of steady breathing on his shoulder, the boy thought to himself: It was this girl who took care of herself for three months, and it was also this girl who gave her name. Yu, jade. It's really nice to listen to. Why do you want to do so much, since Providence arranged for the two to meet, no matter what the past is, the future must be good.
The young man had nothing else to think about in his heart, and he leaned back against the ancient tree and slowly fell asleep. The water is calm and the moon shadow is clear. Under the thousand-year-old elm, only two flickering voices are left to respond to this quiet night sky. When he woke up the next day, the young Qin Yu felt a little cool, his sleepy eyes opened dimly, and he looked at it, but he was frightened. It turned out that he was standing on the edge of a cliff, and the wind was howling under his feet, and there were gravel falling down, and there was no bottom. In the distance, the white clouds float, and occasionally the top of the mountain emerges, and a little green is sprinkled between the clouds and mist, which is full of fun. But for the teenager Qin Yu, it's a bit cruel, no teenager is not afraid of heights. Not to mention the top of the mountains, above the floating clouds.
There was a swallowing sound, and the boy swallowed in fright. But he heard someone beside him say, "That's it, what's there to be afraid of?" Your worries are in the heart, in meditation, without worries, without sorrow, without joy, without heaven and earth, and without self. ”
"Teacher... Good morning..."
The young Qin Yu swallowed his saliva again, and heard the voice of the old man. Xu is old man's words had some effect, and his breathing was much smoother. But in his heart, he thought: Why am I here, didn't I still chat with Su Su last night? Although most of him is a listener, where did Su Su go? Full of doubts, the young man's curiosity became heavier and heavier.
"The children can be taught", the old man waved his long sleeves and stroked his white beard, feeling very pleased. I never thought that the young man in front of me had such a good understanding, and the expectations of the young man in my heart were a little higher, and he really didn't look like a mortal.
The young man Qin Yu nodded yes.
The old man frowned, "Writing etiquette can be taught by Su Su. "The old man doesn't teach these things, and he doesn't fake them. In the old man's opinion, these are things outside the avenue, and if Su Su learns well, he will be taught by Su Su.
"Since Hanzhang has worshiped me as a teacher, you can remember that the teacher's surname is Li, and you don't have to care too much about other earthly gifts. In addition, the teacher preaches and receives karma to solve doubts. What do you want to learn?"
"I... Disciple... It seems that there is nothing to learn. ”
"There are 3,000 avenues, with their own strength, shaking the mountains and rivers and hundreds of mountains, and with the vitality of heaven and earth, moving the universe. After the old man finished speaking, the vast sea of clouds in front of him began to flow rapidly, and in an instant, there were thousands of changes.
The sea of clouds was treacherous, turning into three mountains and pointing to the end of the sky, but with a wave of the old man's sleeve, the landslide suddenly collapsed, fell into gravel, and scattered all over the ground. There were also white clouds that changed, turning into surging rivers, rushing towards the old and the young. I saw that the old man's face did not change and greeted him directly. The huge waves formed by the white clouds were like stubborn stones, divided into two strands, and flowed backwards.
The boy was dizzy and amazed. When the young man came to his senses, the old man asked again, "Which one do you want to learn now?"
"It's amazing, but what's the use of learning it?" the boy wondered.
The old man didn't explain too much, closed his eyes and said: "In one life, there is more than learning and not exhausting. "To put it simply, people are either learning or on the way to learning.
When I was younger, I thought the same thing, and soon after I had the answer. I believe you, and so will we!"
"Yes. Tao is my lifelong friend and mentor, always by my side. ”
"Teacher, what is 'Dao'?"
"The Tao is the way, not the constant way. The name can be named, not the permanent name. Hope is natural. There is a mixture of things, born from nature. Lonely and liaoxi, independent and unchanging, circumferential and not dying, can be the mother of the world. I don't know its name, but the word is 'Tao'. The name of the strong is called 'big'. ”
"The Tao is great, the sky is great, the earth is great, and the people are great. There are four major domains, and people live in one of them. Therefore, there are human laws, earth laws, heavenly laws, and Taoist laws. It's all the law of nature. ”
"For example, the Tao is in the world, and the valley and the rivers and seas are like the rivers and seas. Thou shalt observe the heavens and the earth, and thou shalt serve all things, and then thou shalt know what the 'Tao' is. ”
"Next, it is up to you to realize that the most important thing, I can say it once. Take care of Su Su!" After the old man finished speaking, he turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared, leaving only the young Qin Yu alone in a daze. His head was swollen, as if it had been filled with something. After a while, Qin Yu reacted and couldn't help shouting: "Teacher, why should I go down?"
"Jump!"
Qin Yu looked down, his heart beating wildly. I'm going to go, I'm going to go up. The young man's heart, after hesitation, closed his eyes and gritted his teeth. Jumped up, fell straight into the sea of clouds, and disappeared. The clouds rolled as if nothing had happened.
When I woke up in a daze, I found a delicate and beautiful little face, with dark eyes and slightly red cheeks. Qin Yu was surprised to find that he was still under the Gu Yu tree, and Su Su was looking at him seriously. The boy smiled stupidly, white and clean, and it was very good-looking.
I only hope that the years are quiet, at this moment, you and I are both teenagers.