Chapter 2: It's all back to the way it was
The morning mist on Yaowang Peak is filled, and when the mountain has just woken up from the thin morning tenderness, in the solemn and cool mountain forest, there is a melodious bell. The joy of the birds had subsided to some other corners. Some of the little beetles that love to fly around in the morning breeze are even more restless in all directions. The thick leaves wriggled slightly on the outstretched branches, and the occasional glittering dew could be seen in the bushes, like stars shining in a foggy night. And a layer of hair, or a thin layer of frost, on the red peel, makes it appear softer and wetter. The clouds rose, and through the gaps in the green leaves, a little golden glow shone through the trees, and wisps of transparent lilac and pale yellow light reflected in the forest.
The ancient temple was shrouded in a hazy morning mist, like a silhouette floating on a floating cloud, and it seemed extremely silent and solemn. In a side room in the temple, a young man lay across a clean bed, muttering to himself, but the empty room exuded a tranquil atmosphere. The soft sunlight just pours in, and along with all the objects, it becomes lazy and comfortable.
"Apprentice, it's time to get up, have breakfast, and do morning class." A majestic and familiar voice sounded in the young man's ears, and the young man opened his eyes suddenly, hey, why does this place look so familiar? The hundred-year-old cypress house, the flat and hard bed board, the antique wooden cabinet, the wooden window sill ......, no, not familiar, but too familiar, isn't this the bedroom of the Yaowang Temple in my hometown? He has lived here for 18 years, and Yang Jibin is very familiar with every corner here, and then he looks down at his clothes, as well as his little arms and legs, as a reader of online literature in the 21st century, Yang Jibin has a faint premonition in his heart.
Is it dreaming again, it must be dreaming!
Yang Jibin got out of bed and looked at himself in the mirror blankly for a while.
Yang Jibin trembled all over, gritted his teeth and rounded his arm without hesitation, and slapped himself in the face with a "snap". "Ah, it hurts!" It's not a dream, it's real, so is it really...... Is it rebirth?
Yang Jibin couldn't help but have mixed feelings at this time, his blood was surging, and he shouted excitedly to the mirror: "This world, I'm here!" My Nan Batian has made a shining debut, who divided my land and robbed my grain, and handed it over to Lao Tzu, if there is half of it,......, hahahaha! ”
At this moment, there was a creak, and the wooden door of the room was pushed open, and an old man in a blue-gray Taoist uniform walked in with a smile, "Bin'er, why are you still in front of the mirror like a girl?" Hurry up and come over for breakfast, today you must make up for all the homework you owe yesterday, you must know that the young man does not work hard, the boss is sad, but you are not allowed to be lazy, otherwise you will be beaten by the teacher today. The old man's words seemed a little nagging, but more of a bitter and caring heart. I saw that the old man was of medium stature, and his amiable face had a pair of bright eyes, although he was full of silver hair and gray beard, he looked energetic, and his purple-red face still looked even more radiant, and his body was very tough, as if in his strong body, there was inexhaustible energy, and it seemed that he was only over sixty years old.
Yang Jibin knew that his mentor was over 100 years old at this time, looking at the mentor who had taught him from childhood to adulthood, and looking at the familiar face, Yang Jibin was like a world away, with tears in his eyes, and threw himself into the arms of the master, crying loudly: "Master, master, great, it's so good, it's so good, I want to die to you, I finally see you again, I will definitely listen to you in the future, study hard in medicine, practice martial arts diligently, and never be lazy again." ”
"Silly boy, what nonsense, don't we meet every day. Child, you know that you have to work hard in the future, and the master doesn't blame you, don't cry, children have undecided hearts, and it's not a big deal to be greedy for fun. Your own roots and qualifications are very good, much stronger than your two senior brothers, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will become a great weapon in the future, and the Taoist system of the Medicine King Sect and the mantle of the master will depend on you to inherit it. ”
"Master, your old man's body is so tough, just like an old immortal, I believe that it will not be a problem to live another 100 years, you will always be the head of our Medicine King Sect, I will always be your disciple, listen to your dispatch and serve your old man." Yang Jibin said happily.
"Hey, Master is already old, useless, and his body is not as good as before, so I am very satisfied to have a closed disciple like you to inherit the mantle...... Hey, apprentice, why do you have a slap mark on your face? Lao Dao asked with concern.
"Oh, Master, it's not in the way, when I didn't wake up just now, I suddenly felt a mosquito bite, so I slapped me hard, but the mosquito didn't hit it, and I woke myself up, hahaha"
"Well, since it's okay, let's go for breakfast." Lao Dao stretched out his hand to take Yang Jibin's little hand, walked out of the wing room and came to the main hall, only to see a small tea table near the gate in the hall, two large bowls full of rice, a small plate containing cowpeas, artichokes, carrots and other pickles, another large plate with a hodgepodge of stir-fried vegetables, exuding an attractive fragrance, and a small wine gourd on the side of the small table.
The two walked to the table in a few steps, sat down opposite, Yang Jibin grabbed the wine gourd, and said: "Master, you are too uninteresting, it's been so many years, you are always reluctant to give me wine, enjoy it alone, no, I have to drink a few sips of what I say today." ”
"Good apprentice, it's not that the teacher is reluctant to give you a drink, it's because your grandparents have repeatedly told me not to let me give you a drink, saying that I am afraid that you will drink the study of the physical effects, in fact, if you want me to say that we who study martial arts, we are ...... strong in blood and blood."
"Master, I know my grandfather and their painstaking efforts, but I'm a man, what are you afraid of when you drink a little wine, don't you often say that people who practice martial arts should be bold, eat meat in large pieces, drink wine in large pieces, and ...... large pieces"
"Come on, you kid don't think about any big pieces of gold now, in this peaceful and prosperous world, if you go to do that no-capital business but you have to lose your head, even if I'm afraid of you today, then you can take a sip and try it, don't tell your grandparents?"
"Okay, I know, it's still your old man who loves me." After speaking, Yang Jibin opened the wine gourd stopper, a strong aroma of wine came to his nose, and he quickly raised his head to take a big sip, a sweet and spicy strength moistened his lungs, and the 108,000 pores of his body were extremely refreshing, "Wow, it's so refreshing, after taking a sip of wine, I feel warm all over my body, especially energetic, Master, you can take a sip too." ”
"You kid, you're very knowledgeable, you must know that this is brewed according to the ancestral secret recipe of our medicine king, although it can't wash the menstrual marrow, but at least it can strengthen the body, prolong life, and make great supplements, it must be a good thing."
…… A gust of wind swept the clouds and devoured the gobbling up, and the table full of food was wiped out by the master and apprentice in a few clicks.
After eating enough, Yang Jibin began to look at the Yaowang Temple. I saw a statue of the Bodhisattva of the Medicine King against the wall of the main hall, the statue was the same as the ancestor in the dream, a few incense candles were lit around the statue, the light smoke curled, the aroma was suffocating, the hall was gloomy and dim, the light was strange, there was a strong fragrance, depressing, hazy and mysterious atmosphere. Under the statue, several treasure cases are lined up in the center of the main hall, on which there are groups of treasure flags and ritual vessels, candlesticks and incense burners, hanging a few bowls of sesame oil, burning a thick wick, and a few wisps of black smoke rising.
Yang Jibin stepped forward to light a stick of incense, and silently recited in his heart to the statue of the ancestor master: "The ancestor is above, the disciple is blessed by you, and I am fortunate to be able to live a new life. ”
Walking outside the temple, in the courtyard paved with fire bricks, there are two tall three-legged round copper tripod incense burners, one of which is burning two high incense sticks without a lid, wafting blue-gray smoke. Walk in and take a closer look, this incense burner is about 120cm high, the diameter of the furnace body is about 80cm, antique, patina mottled, the body is engraved with many lifelike strange birds and monsters and deep and difficult to understand inscriptions, at a glance you know that it is an old goods of the year, and the incense ash in the ding is full of bamboo sticks of different sizes left after the incense candle is burned.
Another covered copper tripod incense burner is about 160cm high, the diameter of the furnace body is about 60cm, the furnace is burning spices, and the incense smoke rises from the cover hole to diffuse, gathering and scattering from time to time, giving people infinite reverie. The dragon horse on the furnace lid is the dragon head with flying wings, the gastric foot of the furnace is connected to the turtle, and the furnace foot is the elephant trunk. The appearance is concise, the standard is atmospheric, simple but not simple, ancient but not crude, ethereal but not empty. The beast is dynamic and expressive, and the dragon horse on the stove lid is full of strength and dynamic. The spiritual gas fills the whole furnace, and the exterior of the furnace body is painted with black lacquer and cinnabar on the backing, and the lacquer surface is as smooth as new.
Yang Jibin thought to himself, "Good boy, this must be an antique worth ten thousand gold, why did I turn a blind eye to it before?" If you sell it, how much will it cost......"
"Apprentice, what are you in a daze, hurry up, come to my room, today's homework is to learn medical skills for one hour, calligraphy for half an hour, and martial arts for two hours, do you hear?" Master's words interrupted Yang Jibin's conjecture.
"Okay, Master, you wait first, I'll be right away!"