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Man is a very strange animal. This party will not listen to this saying; The other side said this, but it was not necessarily.

Looking at the old woman in front of him, Li Bai felt that she was very familiar in a trance, and there was an inexplicable sense of intimacy. is like his mother Yuewa, like his sister Lenu who he hasn't seen for many years, like his wife Xu Lanxian, and even like the sister who only appeared in a dream, Li Yueyuan.

Prior to this, Li Bai was absolutely confident in himself, confident to ...... It's like being in a no-man's land. Li Bai believed that he could complete the mission given to him by Zhao Rui, the great monk in the robbery, and Dongyanzi, to find the ethereal. I also believe that I can fulfill my parents' expectations and enter the career of a senior official. I believe that I can give Xu Lanxian a legitimate identity, so that the world will not be sick with lips and tongues.

Until now, after talking with the old woman in front of him several times, suddenly, Li Bai suddenly felt that his self-confidence was a huge mistake. It was like a spark of fire, slowly burning bigger and bigger, surrounding Li Bai. And this so-called self-confidence is water chestnut.

There is nothing wrong with sticking to yourself, but if you insist too much, then it is wrong. Li Bai stayed in the Zhuxian Temple for three years and did not come out of the mountain, although all his temper and temperament were polished by Zhao Rui to be as mellow as a ball, but this was never a cure for the root.

When he first entered the world, Li Bai was like a bird eager to spread his wings and fly high, but he forgot that no matter how he flew, he couldn't escape the big furnace of heaven and earth. Because there are still three senior brothers Wu Gui, Si Guo and Wu Ghost by his side, he is cautious and cautious in everything and does not dare to be sloppy.

But as time passed, everything began to change. This is very subtle, for example, Li Bai used to get up early every day to practice, but now there are some times, Li Bai no longer has this gap.

When subtle changes add up, then they become huge changes. If you think about it carefully, you can find that the current Li Bai is different from the past, he does not have the calmness of the past, and he does not have the wisdom of the past.

Although Li Bai is also very smart now, he is so smart that even seniors like Su Ting and Meng Haoran are difficult to stop. But smart is smart and smart is wise, these are two completely different concepts.

A wise person must be wise, but a wise person is not necessarily wise. There are many wise people in the world, but there are few truly wise people. Because wisdom is a kind of consciousness that is beyond wisdom, but is in line with reality.

For example, there was a very famous monk, and many people wanted to worship him as a teacher and study Buddhism. On this day, seven people came to the temple to see it, wanting the monk to accept him as a disciple.

The monk asked the first person, "Why do you want to become a monk?" This law said, "My father called me." As soon as he said this, the senior monk picked up the precept stick next to him without saying a word, and slapped it the head. This man was very confused, so he asked the monk why he wanted to beat himself, and the monk said, "When the monk has such a big matter, did your father call you to come?" You haven't thought about your own affairs, so what kind of monk are you? ”

The man lowered his head and immediately did not dare to speak, and then the monk looked at the second person and asked him, "What about you, why do you want to become a monk?" The man looked at the man who had been beaten, then smiled and replied, "Master Hui, I want to come by myself!" As a result, "Smack!" Without saying a word, the senior monk directly picked up the precept stick and hit this person on the head hard.

This man was even more confused than the previous one, and asked the same question why he wanted to beat himself, and the monk said, "When a monk has such a big matter, why didn't you come here without discussing it with your father?" Do you know how to write the word filial piety? What if I take you in now, and your father comes to me again in the future? ”

The second person also lowered his head after hearing this, and did not dare to speak again. Immediately afterwards, the monk looked at the third person and asked him, "What about you?" Why do you want to become a monk? ”

The third man looked at the two people in front of him, and was so stunned that he didn't know how to answer, and said in his heart, 'What should it be better to say that if you say that your father called you to come, you will be beaten, and if you say that you want to come, you will also be beaten?' ’

Just when the third person hesitated left and right, thinking about how to answer, the senior monk picked up the precept stick and 'snapped' the stick and hit it, and reprimanded: "When the monk has such a big matter, you didn't think about it clearly and came in a daze? I don't even have my own opinions, what kind of monk should I be? ”

The man also bowed his head, and did not dare to speak, because he was completely powerless to refute. Then the monk looked at the fourth person and asked the same question, saying, "What about you, why do you want to become a monk?" ”

The fourth person looked at the three in front of him, smiled knowingly, and said, "Master, I'm ......" As a result, before he could finish speaking, the senior monk picked up the precept stick again, and hit it with a 'snap' on the head, and reprimanded: "Laugh? What are you smiling at? When a monk has such a big thing, you still laugh at others in front of the Buddha? You don't even respect the Buddha, so why should you be a monk? ”

The man was powerless to refute, and he lowered his head and did not dare to speak. Immediately after that, the monk looked at the fifth person and asked him the same question, saying, "What about you, why do you want to become a monk?" ”

Drawing lessons from the past, this person pretended to be unwavering, but he was overjoyed in his heart, and replied to the monk in a serious manner, saying: "I am neither asked by my father to come, nor I am here myself, but I was inspired by the Buddha, so I came." ”

This person thinks that this is right, after all, the Buddha is the greatest. But as a result, the monk picked up the precept stick again, snapped on his head in the same way, and reprimanded: "When a monk has such a big thing, you dare to lie? I have served the Buddha sincerely for decades, and I have not been inspired by the Buddha. Lie and want to be a monk? What should it be? ”

Again, he was powerless to refute, because this was indeed the story he weaved, so he also lowered his head and didn't dare to speak. Then, following the gaze of the monk, he looked at the sixth person with the mind of watching a good show. The monk was still the same, and asked this person, "What about you, why do you want to become a monk?" ”

The man was frightened, stammered, hesitated, and said, "I...... I...... I want to go home! ”

"Smack!" The senior monk picked up the precept stick again and reprimanded: "When a monk is such a big thing, you are actually frightened by a precept stick, how dare you be a monk?" ”

Even six people were not affirmed by the monk, and then after that, the monk looked at the last person and asked, "What about you, why do you want to be a monk?" ”

The first six people thought that he would definitely be beaten, and the senior monk also tightened the precept stick early, but this person replied: "Master Hui, my father and mother have always devoted themselves to practicing Buddhism, so I have been deeply influenced by Buddhism since I was a child. But my father, my mother and I now feel that our Buddhist cultivation has reached a big bottleneck and we can't go any further. It wasn't until the last few days that we learned that the Venerable Master was a rare monk, so after discussing with my father and mother, I traveled thousands of miles to join the Venerable Master and practice a higher level of Buddhism. ”

The senior monk smiled slightly, put down the precept stick in his hand, and his tone became much warmer, and asked, "Since your parents want to practice the higher Dharma, why don't they come with you?" ”

"That's a mage!" The seventh replied, "My father and mother are already old, and I can't toss it." So I thought that after I finished my studies with Venerable Master, I would go back and pass on what I had learned to my parents and to others, so that more people could devote themselves to practicing Buddhism. ”

As soon as these words came out, the monk had no reason to fight, so he accepted him as an apprentice. This is the wise man, the wise man sees more far-reaching, more rounded, knows how to give and take, while the vision of the wise man is very limited and one-sided.

Li Bai used to be a person with wisdom, but after entering the world of red dust and flowers, this wisdom was slowly blinded. Li Bai himself didn't notice anything, because the authorities were confused, but Xu Lanxian saw it, because the bystanders were clear. So along the way, Xu Lanxian was trying to help Li Bai in every possible way, wanting her husband to become a real dragon and phoenix.

But this is a difficult task, because Li Bai is too smart, so smart that he is impeccable. But fortunately, he met this old woman today, an old woman who sharpens needles with an iron pestle.

After several conversations, Li Bai was deeply shocked by what the old woman thought, said and said, and had a new understanding. Knowing people, they should self-reflect and think about themselves every other day, so as to ensure that the water chestnut on their body will not breed like weeds.

Immediately, Li Bai got up and said goodbye to the old woman, and made up his mind to no longer go to Anlu to find Xu Lanxian recklessly. I plan to take this opportunity to retreat in this Mount Emei and devote myself to studying my own literature and martial arts.

The old woman looked at Li Bai who was far away and smiled meaningfully, and at this moment, suddenly a figure flew down from the cliff beside her. And this person is none other than Meng Haoran, who is still wearing an iron mask.

Before he landed, the old woman nodded at him, and then after that, she heard Meng Haoran laugh a few times and said, "High, high!" That's a high move! ”

The old woman smiled back at Meng Haoran and said, "Senior Meng has won the award, but I was almost recognized by this fool!" ”

"Hahaha......" Meng Haoran laughed again and said, "I'm afraid this kid never dreamed that he would be deceived by us!" You don't know, I almost didn't stop him, old man! ”

"Senior Meng!" The old woman changed her words and said, "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, I am afraid that this fool will find out, so I ...... Senior Meng, I went down the mountain first. ”

"But where are you going?" Meng Haoran asked, "Really go back to Anlu?" Are you willing to be such a fool? ”

"If you are reluctant or not, you have to give up, as long as I am on this day, he will not be able to cultivate and realize himself all day long." Old woman: "Besides, I have been away from home for a long time, and my father also has some things to deal with quickly, if I don't go home again, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for this fool to step into the door of our Xu Mansion in the future." ”

In this way, they said goodbye to each other, and then the old woman went down the mountain. And she is Xu Lanxian, and all of this is carefully arranged by Xu Lanxian.

After Li Bai left yesterday, Xu Lanxian discussed with Meng Haoran how to smooth Li Bai's water chestnut. In the end, Meng Haoran came up with a good idea, that is, the matter of the old woman grinding needles with an iron pestle.

There is a good idea, but it is still a little difficult to make Li Bai trap, so Xu Lanxian and Meng Haoran do not have a good plan. At this time, the matter of Liu Shuang and Li Baizui mouthing each other came from Gao Zhongwu's mouth.

When he first heard the news, Xu Lanxian was really angry, and the onset of old diseases was all true. But after the four-pot refined pill was eaten and the old illness dissipated, Xu Lanxian regained his former calm.

Although Xu Lanxian and Li Bai worshiped heaven and earth and entered the cave room for a reason, they were forced to make a reluctant move. But since the moment she decided to follow Li Bai for the rest of her life, she has chosen to believe in Li Bai forever and help Li Bai. The later getting along also proved that Xu Lanxian's choice was not wrong, and Li Bai was indeed a person worthy of being entrusted for life.

Therefore, after Xu Lanxian regained his composure, he still chose to believe in Li Bai, believing that Li Bai would never do anything sorry for himself, and believing that there must be other reasons between Li Bai and Liu Shuang. This kind of belief, just like when Xu Lanxian believed that his choice was not wrong, was firm and sincere.

Xu Lanxian originally planned to deal with this matter with Li Bai in peace, but suddenly, Xu Lanxian found that this was actually a great opportunity. An opportunity to leave Emei justifiably and let Li Bai fall into the trap.

So, Xu Lanxian immediately decided to break up with Li Bai, and this had to be the case. Therefore, after Li Bai came back, no matter what he said, no matter how he explained, Xu Lanxian didn't listen, he pretended to be heartbroken, which made Li Bai feel more and more guilty and uncomfortable, and finally pretended to drive Li Bai away in a fit of anger.

Among them, Gao Zhongwu is actually a helper of Xu Lanxian. Gao Zhongwu felt that he had done something wrong, and he shouldn't have been so reckless as to let Xu Lanxian's old illness attack, and he wanted to always try to make up for the mistake he had made.

In the end, Xu Lanxian gave him this opportunity to make amends, that is, to help get drunk Li Bai. Because only when Li Bai is drunk, Xu Lanxian can leave Emei silently and let Li Bai fall into the trap.

As soon as Gao Zhongwu heard that Xu Lanxian was just going to get drunk on Li Bai by himself, he said that it was too easy, and he didn't pay attention to it at all. In this regard, Xu Lanxian just looked at him with complicated eyes and smiled, and then gave him a pack of drugs and told him to pack it, which was of great use.

Sure enough, Gao Zhongwu spent a lot of effort to pour Li Bai wine, but Li Bai was not drunk, but he was about to get drunk. At this point, Gao Zhongwu understood the purpose of the drug.