Chapter 3: Elder Akie

"Guangji, what are you doing here?"

A loud voice sounded next to him, startling Gong Qianbai, and when he looked up, it turned out to be the master, Elder Qiujiang. He thought that the secret of the book had been discovered, so he didn't know how to explain it on the spot.

"Master! I ......"

"Guangji, I see that you have been staring at your hands, but what injuries have you suffered on your hands? Or is there something else? ”

Elder Qiu Jiang touched his bald head with concern and asked.

Hey? Can't he see what I have in my hand? It shouldn't be, it's so obvious, how can you not see it?

Slightly separated his hands, the history book in his hand disappeared immediately, and the heat flow in his palm suddenly disappeared.

"No, master! Disciple is fine! ”

Gong Qianbai clasped his hands together, but his palms were slightly away, and he saluted Elder Qiujiang.

"Hmmm! It's okay! Elder Qiujiang and I's expressions remained unchanged, "Your eyes are clear and resolute, your appearance is upright and handsome, and there is a deep meaning in your words and deeds, I believe you will not be a mediocre person in the future." The master hopes that you can practice hard, read more classic articles on weekdays, practice martial arts to strengthen your body, and then you can help all living beings in the world in the future! ”

Gong Qianbai said suspiciously: "Master! The disciple is a monk! ”

It means to remind the master Elder Qiujiang, I am a monk who sweeps the floor, eats fasting and recites Buddha on weekdays, and I can't even go out of the temple a few times, I can't do what you always say!

Elder Qiujiang understood what he meant, but shook his head: "A layman may not always be a layman, and a monk may not always be a monk!" Maybe when the opportunity comes, you'll be far away from Dayuanji! I listen to you, it seems that you have read some books, and that could not be better. Master, I am also familiar with literature and ink, and after you finish cleaning on weekdays, you can practice civil and military affairs with me. ”

When Gong Qianbai heard this, there was such a good thing, it was not a simple matter to learn culture and martial arts in this kind of world, and it was only possible to meet nobles, so Elder Qiujiang was the first noble person in this world!

"Thank you, master!"

This thank you contained excitement and gratitude, and Elder Qiu Jiang was very satisfied with it, nodded and said to him: "Although sweeping the floor, chopping wood, and carrying water are all manual work, we must also cherish these opportunities!" ”

"I understand the master!" Gong Qianbai still said happily, "Although it is physical work, but it is both self-cultivation and heart cultivation, what kind of mood I have, he will give me what kind of return!" ”

"Hahahaha!" Elder Qiujiang was greatly relieved, "I didn't expect you to have such a wise root, as long as you practice the righteous path in the future, your achievements will definitely be extraordinary!" ”

Gong Qianbai looked at the back of the old monk and bowed respectfully again.

I came to this world inexplicably today, first met the three of them, and participated in the interview for the recruitment of monks in the Dayuan Temple with them, and then was favored and selected by Elder Qiujiang, and now he is obviously valued by Elder Qiujiang, and his luck is really good.

This reminded him of the book in the library. The book looks like a Buddhist scripture, and after he crossed it, he entered a temple, and if there is no connection in this underworld, he doesn't believe it!

And the history book in his hand, although it has nothing to do with Buddhist scriptures, has one thing in common. And now he's not sure if the book in the library is a Buddhist scripture.

Gong Qianbai was thinking about the problem while cleaning the ground, he had to finish before dark.

What made Gong Qianbai very disappointed was that in this era, there were two meals a day, that is, even if he swept the floor all afternoon, he didn't have dinner!

This made him once again deeply understand the difficulty of surviving in this era.

Just when he was about to go back to the monk's room to rest, his senior brother Guanghui hurriedly came and called out to him:

"Senior Brother Guangji! The presiding elder has something to look for you! ”

"I'll go! I'm tired of my brother! ”

Of course, Gong Qianbai knew what Elder Qiujiang was looking for him, and the loss of not having dinner was temporarily left behind him, and now learning literature and martial arts was as important to him as eating.

Senior Brother Guanghui showed him the presiding house during the day, and there were not too many monks' rooms in Dayuan Temple, so he arrived soon.

Coming to Elder Qiujiang's door, Gong Qianbai stood upright, folded his hands, bowed down, and said in a voice that was not high, but said very clearly:

"Disciple Guangji asks to see the master!"

There was no sound in the room to answer, and Gong Qianbai only got up, kept his hands folded, and waited quietly.

The saying that the Tao should not be passed on lightly means that if the student is not religious enough, or has a bad attitude or is not qualified, he should not be taught to him, because such a student will not achieve anything.

About an hour, half an hour in this era, a long exhalation sound sounded in the room, and then Elder Akie was heard saying, "Come in!" ”

Gong Qianbai did not enter the house immediately, but gave a deep bow again and gently pushed the door open.

Elder Qiujiang's house was not very large, except for a bed, and a big Zen character was written on the wall above the bed, only bookshelves and desks were left, and there were stacks of books on them, and Elder Qiujiang was sitting cross-legged on the bed, as if he had just finished practicing.

"Master! Disciple Guangji meets the master! ”

Elder Qiujiang nodded with satisfaction and asked Gong Qianbai, "Guangji! What books have you read? ”

Gong Qianbai replied: "The disciple has read the Four Books and Five Classics, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Sun Tzu and some history books!" ”

"Oh?" Elder Qiu Jiang was surprised, "You have read so many books?" ”

Gong Qianbai's heart jumped, and he suddenly thought that these books can be described as the most profound knowledge in this era, and he had only read them a few times in school before, and they were far from being comparable to people in this era, so he hurriedly added:

"The disciple has only read it a few times, and he only understands the gist of it, but in fact, it can't be regarded as having read it!"

Elder Qiu Jiang nodded: "I see! Even so, it's not easy at your age! So who did you learn this from? ”

Gong Qianbai thought about this problem, and his identity as a traverser could not be exposed, so he had already made up a statement:

"The disciples and lay ancestors were originally from the Central Plains, and later fled to the south, and what they learned was all family traditions. Because there was no land and property in the local area, it was difficult to live, and my mother died early. My father passed away a few months ago, and I wandered around alone, and somehow I ended up here! ”

Gong Qianbai's statement is not an exception, many Han people are in the same situation, driven out, exploited, and oppressed by the Mongols, as for what human rights are said in later generations, it is simply a joke in this era.

Elder Qiu Jiang seemed to believe his statement, and asked him a second question: "Have you ever thought about what kind of life you want to live in this life?" ”

This obviously didn't plan to let Gong Qianbai stay in Dayuan Temple for the rest of his life, otherwise he wouldn't have asked him about his ambitions so bluntly.

"The disciple only hopes that everyone in the world can live and work in peace and contentment, all beings are equal, and there will be no more uprooting and no more bullying! But as for what exactly to do, the disciples don't know! ”

Elder Qiujiang sighed, he understood his apprentice's distress very well: "In the troubled times, there are many unavoidable places, for the teacher to understand!" But heroes always have a place to play, since you have already learned literature, I will teach you martial arts as a teacher today! Before that, did you know about martial arts? ”

"No!" Gong Qianbai replied very simply.

"Martial arts can be divided into three major realms. The first is the realm of physical strength, external training of muscles and bones, mainly to increase strength and agility, and many warriors in the world are the pinnacle of the physical realm. ”

"The second is the realm of internal force, practicing a breath inside, opening up the meridians, and having an endless stream of superhuman strength, many of whom have reached this realm, many are martial arts masters and generals in the army, not only strong, but also the speed of physical aging has been greatly reduced, and the life expectancy has also increased significantly, and many have lived to be more than 100 years old."

"The third realm is more mysterious, they have cultivated the Inner Dan, not only have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, but also have many strange abilities, but there are few people in the world who can reach it, and even if they can achieve it, they don't want to walk in the world anymore, most of them live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and I heard that the life span has reached five or six hundred years old."

"Five or six hundred years old?" Gong Qianbai said in surprise.

"yes!" Elder Qiujiang nodded, his face showing yearning, "I heard that there is a higher realm, the lifespan is often two or three thousand years, and the power to control wind, fire, thunder and lightning is already half an immortal!" ”

And the gods? Gong Qianbai looked at Elder Qiu Jiang incredulously, wondering in his heart that this world was not the same world as his original world. Suddenly remembered the myths and stories in his history books, which were clear and serious, and he hadn't taken it seriously, and now after Elder Qiujiang said this, he was very skeptical that this world was another parallel world.

But the whole picture of history is roughly the same, but many of the myths and legends of that world have become history here!

What is history? History is a real thing!

Elder Qiu Jiang looked at him and chuckled, "Don't be too surprised, there are many mysteries in this world, even I only know a trace of the skin, how far you can go on the path of cultivation depends on your creation." I'll first pass on to you a set of methods for refining your body to help you build up your strength. ”

"This set of methods is called the Spirit Dragon Fist Method, although the name is the fist method, but it will actually exercise the strength of the whole body, it is the exercise I majored in back then, it is not good in this world, but it is also a boutique in authentic martial arts, I will explain it to you now, you can remember it!"

Elder Qiujiang said while Gong Qianbai remembered that a set of Spirit Dragon Fist Techniques has a total of sixty-four styles, and each style has countless changes, if you can practice to the fullest, the power is not trivial!

After speaking, Elder Qiujiang answered Gong Qianbai's questions on the spot, and it took two hours before it ended.

Elder Qiu Jiang was very satisfied with Gong Qianbai's qualifications, and he was able to memorize and understand the Spirit Dragon Fist Technique within two hours, even if he was inferior back then.

Seeing that it was late at night, Elder Qiujiang asked Gong Qianbai to go back to the monk's room to rest first, and if there was anything he didn't understand, he could ask him at any time, and Gong Qianbai said goodbye and left.

"The world is impermanent, life is ever-changing, I hope you can stick to your righteousness!"

Elder Qiujiang muttered to himself, closed his eyes, and entered the cultivation again.