Chapter 41: Old Things

On the edge of the cliff of the temple, a monk with a big belly looked at the wolf smoke not far away, and his originally happy face suddenly had a sad color. Suddenly, he shouted: "Huang Heng, you have made a plan for the end, and you have messed up this world for a hundred years, but I am willing to give up my life to save the eternal life." ”

I saw that the monk took out a pen and paper, and then took a sip of spirits, with words in his mouth, and the wolf pen in his hand kept waving, at this moment the dark clouds were thick, the beasts in the mountains were howling uneasily, the mountain ghosts were crying, and the flowing long river was suddenly drying up, and the scattered cultivators who were driving the corpses were holding the magic with both hands at this moment, and bowed to the monk's position, and the sound of the bells of countless temples rang out, coming from all around.

In the bustling capital of Beijunguo, there is a scholar dressed in white, who is concentrating on playing chess at the moment, only to see him holding two chess pieces alone, attacking or defending, protecting Bo left and right, playing against himself, and seems to be enjoying it.

At this moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and the silent Buddha words sounded out of nowhere, and the scholar frowned and said: "Not good! I just destroyed the hundred schools of thought and won some luck, I can't imagine that this bald donkey actually wants to spoil me, or not, since you want to sacrifice yourself to become a Buddha, then I will fulfill you, and see if I win this chess after hundreds of years!"

Somewhere in the West Plains, an old man in the frightened door is already in his last years, his face is full of wrinkles, and he is missing a mouthful of teeth, wearing a cloth coat at the moment, and is watching the opera above the church, seeing the changes around him, this frightened man closed his eyes and spied into the heavens, and after a long time, he laughed and said: "The fat monk can't imagine that he really has such courage, no matter what, I'm also tired of being alive, so why not help you, but you can't let me down." The old man closed his eyes again, and after a short time, the people next to him realized that the old man had long since lost his life.

On an island far away from the mainland countries, there was a black hanging coffin that suddenly opened, and I didn't know what was inside, but I only glanced at the sky, and the coffin board was closed again, and it seemed that nothing had happened.

In the palace of Longguo, a man in the Daomen walked barefoot on the stone road, watching the sky suddenly darken, and the man in the Daomen kept muttering to himself: "The sons are dead, and my door should be established." ”

The trees on the edge of the cliff began to be uprooted, and thunder and lightning could already be seen not far away. The monk didn't care about the wind and rain, the surrounding was noisy, sprinkled tens of thousands of words without stopping writing, drank the last pot of spirits, the monk's forehead appeared Buddha mark, and then said: "Becoming and living in the bad emptiness, living and dwelling in different places, the Buddha does not cross me, I will cross myself." After signing the four words of Huaizhen monk at the place where the payment was made, he turned around and fell off the cliff and never looked back.

Before waiting for a moment, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, the light of the Buddha shone down, the war in the world was extinguished, and Sanskrit came from time to time. The handwriting on the "Taiping Manuscript" was not wet by the rain, and the words shone with golden light.

A white-clothed monk appeared at the top of the cliff at some point, and said a Buddha call to the place where the monk Huaizhen fell off the cliff, and then took the "Taiping Manuscript" and walked to the world.

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At this time in the capital, Chen Zhenren of the Taixu Palace had successfully retreated and came to the place of cultivation, and the two elders gathered around him were talking about something intently, and at this time, he suddenly sensed it, glanced at the southwest direction, and then called Su Changxin over: "Recently in the southwest direction, if there is any information, come and report it immediately." ”

Hearing this, Su Changxin bowed slightly and said: "Recently, the apprentice is comprehending the Guanhai Tower in the Nine-Story Building, and it just so happens that Senior Brother Qi of Lingxiao Palace invited me to discuss the exercises, and I just went to the southwest, if there is news, I will go there in person." ”

Hearing that Su Changxin rushed in person, Chen Zhenren nodded with satisfaction and said: "If there is no definite news over there, you can go back as soon as you go, after all, it is almost the end of the year, and there are many miscellaneous things in the Taixu Palace, and when the time comes, the saint will come to the dojo of the Taixu Palace to observe the Dao, so before that, you have to rush back." ”

"Do what you say. Su Changxin saluted Chen Zhenren and the elders, and then left the place of cultivation.

Chen Zhenren said to the elders: "This long letter is the most proud one among the disciples of the Taixu Palace, a few days ago I comprehended the Dengyun Tower in the Nine-Story Building, and now I am looking through the Guanhai Tower, it seems that our Daomen Zhongxing, it still depends on these young people, we are old after all." ”

A black-clothed elder next to him said, "Senior brother is humble, this Taixu Palace is only known to the world in your hands, so you are indispensable." ”

"Yes, senior brother. Another blue-clothed elder next to him responded: "If you come out of retreat now, you will be able to survey the ninth floor soon, and when the time comes, you will be one step away from the door of the Taoist family." ”

Chen Zhenren's face was flushed, and he couldn't see it at all, he was a hundred-year-old person, seeing the two elders flattering him, Chen Zhenren said with a stern face, "Senior Brother You, Senior Brother Xu, you have lifted me, since the establishment of this Taixu Palace, except for the ancestor who walked into that door, the masters of the past dynasties knew about it, how could I catch up with them with such a martial arts cultivation." When the ancestor gave up himself, only for the Long country in exchange for a hundred years of peace, now the surrounding countries are ready to move, there is a great tendency to unite, I heard the Huang Menlang who often walks around said that the saint has been working hard for the state affairs in recent days, and often can't sleep at night, so we have to help the saint relieve his sorrows, so that the Taixu Palace can stand more stable in the capital. ”

The successive masters of the Taixu Palace are all giants of the rivers and lakes, following the sages of the Long Kingdom to expand the territory and make contributions, in order to obtain the grace to set up a view and preach, after hundreds of years of operation, it has won the reputation of the Taixu Palace today, so the two elders know the meaning of Chen Zhenren, so they said: "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the senior brother." ”

Chen Zhenren looked at the southwest direction and said: "Back then, that scholar messed up the countries in the world and destroyed all the sons and hundreds of schools, I just had a feeling in my heart, and the legendary man seems to have woken up. ”

Hearing this, the black-clothed elder asked nervously, "In the southwest direction, there are many wild lands, is that legend true?"

Chen Zhenren shook his head and said, "Senior Brother You, a hundred years is a catastrophe, and a thousand years is a reincarnation. We had to guard against it. Therefore, I sensed that there was something in the southwest direction, and I thought that if the legend was true, it should be this person who woke up. It's just that at such a sensitive time, it is inconvenient for us to leave the capital, otherwise it will be a violation of the rules of the sect and the temple, so we want to let Changxin have time to go, after all, in the eyes of the watchman who guards the city, Changxin has not yet reached the point where he is right, so it seems that there is no other way for him to solve this matter instead of us. And if we can't touch that door, the end is coming, and then we can only solve it in their generation. ”

Hearing this, the blue-clothed elder still sighed and said, "If the legend is true, then Changxin can solve it alone?"

Chen Zhenren said: "Senior Brother Xu, don't worry, even if that legend is true, counting the years, that person has only just woken up, and it is unknown what he can remember." I heard that he cut off his luck back then, and now he is just dormant, how can he fight through the cultivation genius of the Dao Gate once in a hundred years, after all, Su Changxin's cultivation roots, you have seen it, and it is the most suitable for practicing the supreme magic of my Dao Gate. If I can get that person's luck, I am too void palace, and I can really become a person who holds the martial arts, and receives the unquenchable incense of the believers. ”

Elder You and Elder Xu bowed: "I also hope that Senior Brother will realize the prosperity of the Dao Sect as soon as possible!"

Chen Zhenren waved his hand and said, "It's late today, you guys should rest early." ”

The two elders bowed and retreated, Chen Zhenren was still looking at the southwest direction, not knowing what he was thinking.

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Qin Chuan just had a dream, dreaming that there was a fat monk standing on the top of the cliff writing "Taiping Manuscript", writing smoothly, without any pause, or felt that the distance was too far, Qin Chuan wanted to further see the appearance of the fat monk, so he raised his feet and took another step forward, but suddenly fell off the bed, and the pain spread all over his body.

Qin Chuan grinned and scolded: "What kind of dream is this, and let yourself fall." When he opened his eyes, he found that Lao Dao had woken up, made a cup of tea beside him, and looked at Qin Chuan happily.

It turned out that Lao Dao had already woken up, and when he saw that Qin Chuan was too tired, he didn't wake him up, but took some tea from the back kitchen, made a cup of tea and waited for Qin Chuan.

"Lao Dao, why did you wake up so early?" Qin Chuan looked at the sky and said, only to see that it was pitch black outside, and it seemed that the sky was not bright, and he really didn't understand why Lao Dao woke up so early.

Lao Dao took a sip of tea and said, "Listen to the sounds around this porch." ”

Qin Chuan listened for a while, and indeed heard a lot of people walking around outside the porch, which seemed to be very noisy, Qin Chuan asked puzzledly: "What day is it in Qingzhou City today? It's not dawn yet, why do everyone get up so early?"

The old man glanced at Qin Chuan and said: "Before dawn, rabbit cub, take a good look, this is a cloudy day! After an autumn rain, it will be considered winter." Everyone is getting busy, and you're still asleep. ”

Hearing this, Qin Chuan hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "It's all your fault, I don't drink alcohol early in the morning, what kind of tea do I drink? If I smell wine, I will definitely get up earlier." Let's go, let's use the kitchen to make a fire and cook some millet porridge. When the time comes, go to Bailu Academy for a walk. ”

When Lao Dao heard the words of Bailu Academy, he thought that Qin Chuan had found out what was different about Bailu Academy, so he opened his mouth and said with a smile: "I didn't expect your rabbit cub to comprehend strongly, it is really rare, it seems that I am gone." Say, how much do you know about this doorway of White Deer Academy?"

Qin Chuan had just woken up and asked with a blank expression: "What is the doorway of the White Deer Academy?" I practiced this "Taiping Manuscript" yesterday and copied it a few times, but I still don't know what it means, and it is difficult to know a thing or two. I want to start with its shape, but the words are very different, it's really a headache, there are so many readers in Pingyang Fang, there must be people who recognize this cursive, you said earlier that the White Deer Academy is a tall building, there must be strange people in it to know, we go to the White Deer Academy to ask, maybe there are really calligraphy descendants who know cursive. ”

When Lao Dao heard this, a mouthful of strong tea almost squirted out: "Let's not mention that this White Deer Academy is full of dignitaries, can you go in and talk about it, even if you go in, are others willing to help you solve it?"

Qin Chuan touched the cloth bag he was carrying embarrassedly and said: "In the past few years, I have saved some money while you are not paying attention, if the price of the scholars in Bailu Academy is too high, I can't afford it, just talk about a price." ”

Lao Dao scolded: "Phew, rabbit cub, do you really think that the "Taiping Manuscript" can be read and you can know its Zen meaning? Besides, there are many martial arts cultivators, and there are spies everywhere, if people know that you went to the White Deer Academy with the "Taiping Manuscript", the others will definitely covet such treasures when they hear the news, and then our nine lives will not be enough to be hunted down." Let's talk about it first, if you can't run fast and get beaten, don't blame me. ”

Lao Dao said before that if he can't beat him, he will run, but it sounds like this, if Qin Chuan runs slowly, Lao Dao doesn't care. Thinking of this, Qin Chuan still gave up the idea of going to Bailu Academy to find someone to read the "Taiping Manuscript", and asked after a pause: "After I finished copying the "Taiping Manuscript" last night, it seems that I had a dream, there is a fat monk on the cliff who is writing something, I don't know if it is the Huaizhen monk you said. ”

If you copy the "Taiping Manuscript" once, you can dream of the Huaizhen monk, and the martial arts practitioners in this world will definitely try to find Qin Chuan to seize the "Taiping Manuscript", and then find someone to understand the Zen in it, so as to enter the road of martial arts cultivation powerhouse.

It's just that Lao Dao heard what Qin Chuan said, and asked angrily: "Then can you see clearly what face this fat monk is, and what is he writing?"

Qin Chuan thought for a while and replied seriously: "I don't remember, I was about to take a step forward, but I didn't expect to fall to the ground and wake up, and I was about to sleep again, but I forgot when I woke up." ”

Lao Dao sighed, with a sad face, as if he had finally gotten a pot of spirits, but someone had spilled it: "Your dream is in vain." ”

Qin Chuan heard this: "I also sighed and said, forget it, this "Taiping Manuscript" is a big idea, let's go get something to eat first." ”

Lao Dao put down the teacup, got up and said: "Mr. Yu of the Dongfu Dart Bureau, who was seriously injured for our head before, thought that he should have escorted the dart back to the dart board today, and after breakfast, let's bring a little gift to see how he is?"

Previously, Mr. Yu said that he would deliver the darts to the owner of the goods, but he was now seriously injured, and he didn't know how he was injured, so it was reasonable, Qin Chuan thought about going to see Mr. Yu's head, after all, the old Tao said that within a month, you must see the doorway of Bailu Academy, otherwise you will have to go home, and it seems that you will have to stay in Qingzhou City for another month. Mr. Yu is not young, he has been in Qingzhou City for many years, maybe he can know the difference between this Bailu Academy, thinking of this, Qin Chuan said: "Look at this gloomy day, let's go to the side as soon as possible to buy a few buns to eat, and we have to buy some gifts to go to Mr. Yu's head." ”

The old Taoist has been going out all his life, and when Qin Chuan put on his Taoist robe and went out, the shopkeeper Wu sat at the door smoking a dry cigarette, and when he just lit it, he saw that the two of them were about to go out, so he said: "If you two can still live tonight, just come back at night and give money." ”

Qin Chuan said: "Shopkeeper Wu, your room is good, we will continue to live with you, but as for how long we will stay, we will talk about it when we come back." Qin Chuan thought clearly, and when he came back in the evening, he would negotiate the price with Shopkeeper Wu, after all, Qin Chuan and Lao Dao would have to live for more than a month.

When the shopkeeper Wu heard this, he still drooped his eyes and said, "Okay, I'll talk about it when you come back." ”

At this time, Sister-in-law Niu was also about to go out, and saw that it was the two Taoist priests who were with Guan Lang last night, so she said: "Two Taoist leaders, if there is a red and white happy event in the city, I will inquire about you." ”

This sister-in-law Niu saw that Lao Dao had a suona pinned to her waist, so she naturally knew what the two of them did for a living, so she said warmly.

Qin Chuan said gratefully: "When we earn money in the future, we will definitely go to you to eat the side stove, and I will never take credit!"