"It's a bit quiet here, I didn't expect you guys to be able to bear it." Daoist Qingyan looked at us with a smile and said lightly, with his usual light breeze.

Qingyan Dao Chang originally prepared a simple prayer ceremony for us, but when he saw that Lu Xue and I were not present, he was very puzzled, and he was afraid of losing the identity of the landlord, so he came over and was very surprised to see that we could appreciate this tranquility in peace.

"It's a nice place, it's clean, it's quaint, it's a good place to relax." Lu Xue replied with a smile in the same way. She didn't make a smile that only meant politeness like Daoist Qingyan did, which seemed to be kind and detached, but her smile as always, the kind of smile that would feel very sincere whenever she looked at it, and a smile that would feel beautiful whenever she looked at it.

Qing Yan nodded lightly, didn't speak again, quietly poured himself a cup of tea, and then closed his eyes, his expression was very peaceful.

Ruxue looked at him strangely, then at me, winked at me playfully, and then slowly closed her eyes as well.

I looked at them, and I was very surprised, especially for Lu Xue, I didn't understand why she would close her eyes in an unfamiliar environment, the eyes are the first organs that human beings can warn, and closing their eyes is to give up their vigilance in front of unfamiliar people in this unfamiliar environment, which I can't understand at all.

After a while, Qing Yan slowly opened her eyes, picked up the teacup and drank it slowly, seeing that Lu Xue also closed her eyes, she smiled lightly, and said lightly, "Little girl, what do you see?" ”

I frowned and looked at him, wondering why he asked.

Lu Xue opened her eyes, smiled at him, and nodded slightly.

"Confused?" Qingyan turned to me again and asked.

"Yes."

"Everything in the world is blinded, close the naked eye, understand the heart eye, look at everything with the naked eye, only see the colorful, look at everything with the heart eye, feel the heaven and the earth, and the Tao is natural."

"Taoism is natural? Does it mean that there is a law to everything? ”

Qing Yan nodded slightly.

"The Mandelbro set, z=z^2+c can also explain all things, all things are feeding back to themselves, similar to the circular camera, the output of each step is the input of the next step, and because of the slight delay and error of the feedback, all things are very different, the world becomes colorful, in fact, everything in the world is the same, is this what you call 'Tao'?" I thought about it and asked.

Qing Yan chuckled and looked at me, and said lightly, "It's a very interesting statement, but that's not 'Dao', 'Dao' can only be understood, not spoken, just like this little girl next to you, she can vaguely feel 'Dao'." ”

Dao, I shook my head disappreciatively, Dao, a kind of rule of all things that can only be understood by oneself, a rule that cannot be verified, cannot be taught, and there will not be two same understandings, what is the reason for its existence?

Qing Yan didn't say anything more, he also shook his head lightly, sighed softly, as if with regret, and then closed his eyes again.

I wanted to ask something more, but when I saw him close his eyes again, I looked at him in confusion and pondered.

Lu Xue smiled at me and said softly, "Brother Xiaoshan, close your eyes too, it feels very different." ”

I looked at her and shook my head slightly, I wouldn't let my guard down in an unfamiliar place, it was an instinct of mine, though I couldn't say whether it was good or bad.

Luxue smiled and held out a finger and shook it gently in front of my eyes, and I saw encouragement and trust in her eyes. I took a deep breath and slowly closed my eyes.

The light in front of him became hazy, there was a slight sound of wind in his ears, and there was a slight coolness in his hand on the stone table, and slowly the light in front of him became dim, and the wind in his ears stopped at some point, and the coolness in his hands began to erode the whole body, there was no light around, there was no sound, and there should be nothing to say. This is my world, I smiled bitterly, yes, this is my world, a world as empty as outer space, a dead place with only darkness.

I sighed softly and slowly opened my eyes, and Lu Xue was smiling at me, as if asking what I saw. I forced a smile at her, fixed my mind, turned my head to Qing Yan, who was still with his eyes closed, and was using his so-called heart eyes to figure out this world, and asked solemnly, "Dao Chief, what kind of existence is that Huang Brother you mentioned when we first came?" ”

"A person who cultivates at the same time." Qing Yan replied lightly.

"People? The same species as us? I asked.

Qing Yan slowly opened his eyes and looked at me with a smile, "What is it?" Since they are both cultivators, why bother with titles, are you right? ”

"I just want to know what he is?"

"You can't see it yourself, so what's the point of me answering you?"

"Since the understanding of 'Dao' is different, what about your Huang brother? What is the 'Word' as he understands it? So how do you distinguish what you think is the right way? I continued to question unceremoniously.

Lu Xue gently took my hand and signaled me not to be too unreasonable, I didn't look at her, I still looked at Qingyan. I don't know why I did this, maybe I was stimulated by my own darkness just now, or maybe I was scared, afraid to see my own world again, so I used self-righteous attachment to cover up my cowardice.

"The understanding of the Tao varies, but the Tao is unchanging, and it is enough to measure it by the Tao. And Brother Huang and I don't know each other, although we are both cultivators, but there is no intersection, the Tao is different in our hearts, so there is no need to cross the Tao, since we are both Taoists, then we will naturally have a sense of pity. Qingyan said and stood up, "As for why you can't feel it, I think it may be that you can't get out of your own world." Qing Yan dropped a word, and then turned around and left the courtyard, as light and breezy as when he came.

I frowned and remained silent for a long time. Can't I get out of my own world, and how can I get out of the world? I shook my head with a wry smile and exhaled slowly. Suddenly, I felt a warmth on the back of my hand, with a soft touch, and I saw Lu Xue gently holding my hand, I instinctively seemed to withdraw my hand, but Lu Xue smiled and shook her head, and said softly, "Don't let go of my hand." Then he closed his eyes again.

I looked at her still smiling face, took a deep breath, and slowly closed my eyes.

My eyes darkened again, and I was back in that world, empty, my world, with no sound, no light, nothing. I shook my head with a wry smile again, and was about to give up when a sudden warmth came from my fingertips, which was Lu Xue's hand.

Lu Xue, I shook my head slightly, wanting to let go of her hand, but for some reason, the soft touch on the back of my hand made me feel extremely relieved, and my stiff body and mind slowly relaxed under the soft touch. The light sense was slowly restored in front of me, the wind also drifted gently, the wind chimes not far away came with a crisp sound, and the forest outside the courtyard was mixed with various sounds, including the rustle of leaves, the chirping of autumn cicadas and the sound of birds flapping their wings, which sounded like the forest was whispering, which made people feel at ease.

I seemed to feel myself smiling, and I seemed to hear Lu Xue say softly, "Don't let go of my hand, little brother." ”