Chapter 40: Confusion
In the previous life, the original owner was never treated as a monk by the master, nor was he treated as a core disciple; Therefore, in the master's sect, the inner disciple should have all the benefits, he does not have; Some treasures were even more unheard of to him.
For example, this condensing incense was unknown to the original owner in his previous life.
Of course, the original owner of this life also doesn't know.
However, just by seeing Shi Tao so surprised at this time, he knew that this condensing incense was extraordinary.
Looking at Zhuge Liang's puzzled eyes, as well as Shi Tao and Meng Jian's surprise, Cui Zhouping smiled: "Yes, it's Ning Shen Xiang!" ”
"It's also in line with the luck of Senior Brother Kong Ming, some time ago, I helped an elder in the pharmacy to deal with some trivial matters of red dust, and these three condensing incense sticks were given by that elder."
"I just heard that Senior Brother Kong Ming opened up the sea of knowledge, and as a senior brother, I had no choice but to congratulate him with this incense!"
Contemplation incense is rarely used by monks on weekdays, and it is only used when they break through the realm.
In the sect, when disciples cultivate to the seventh level or above, they will have various gift packages to be distributed, so that these disciples can break through the realm in a better state. Among them is this condensing incense, but there are not many, three per person.
After all, the condensing incense is only an auxiliary thing, which can reduce the risk of the monk breaking through the realm, but it is also limited.
When a monk breaks through the realm, the most important thing is to rely on himself.
The time of the three incense sticks is the key to the monk's breakthrough realm. Most of the monks who can break through the realm can break through without lighting three condensing incense; Those who can't break through the realm can't even light a hundred condensing incense, and they can't break through either.
Cui Zhouping's contemplative incense has long been properly collected by him; Today's three branches are unexpectedly obtained by him.
"Senior Brother Kong Ming is too deeply entangled in cause and effect, although he has great luck, but he is afraid that it will be too difficult to break through the Yin God Realm. These three incense sticks for my brother may not help, but the icing on the cake is always good. Cui Zhouping explained.
Of course, there is another guess, but Cui Zhouping did not explain.
Now, it seems that the master has opened up the advanced and profound Taoism to Zhuge Kongming, but what about the future?
With Zhuge Liang's embarrassing position in the division, when he faces a breakthrough in the future, he is afraid that he will not receive much help from the division.
They were Zhuge Kongming's friends, but they couldn't change the decision of their master.
However, taking advantage of the fact that the division has not forbidden to support Zhuge Kongming now, they naturally do their best to support one or two.
Zhuge Liang accepted the incense with an excited face, and thanked: "Thank you Senior Brother Cui for your love." ”
In the previous life of the original owner, although the cultivation path had some small successes, because of the entanglement of cause and effect, and the confusion of cultivation, he failed to reach the Yin God Realm until he fell. As far as this contemplation incense is concerned, he is not sure if it will have an effect.
However, as Cui Zhouping said, when breaking through the realm in the future, this condensation incense will still be able to add more or less to the cake, right?
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The night was deep, the dew was like a real pearl and the moon was like a bow, although he was also drunk, Zhuge Liang had no intention of sleeping.
The original owner is in the master's door, in fact, he is still very popular.
Of course, this popularity is mainly concentrated among the disciples of the same generation; The elders of the same sect, although they are also very friendly to him, are often suspicious. Unless it is really hopeless in the realm of immortality, such as Huang Chengyan and others, they will have a deep friendship with the original owner.
This is determined by the position of the original owner in the division.
The positioning of the original owner in the division is a chess piece, and he uses the lower mountain to assist the master and accumulate luck for the master.
To put it bluntly, it is a chess piece like Jiang Ziya in the later romances.
If you are lucky, there will naturally be no shortage of wealth, but this is earned by the chess pieces to assist the master himself. Of course, the master will also have some praise, but the way of immortality has no time to cultivate.
If the assistant master fails to fight for the dragon, most of the chess pieces will be discarded.
In this way, although the luck of the division will inevitably be damaged, it will not be dragged into the bottomless abyss of heaven's damnation by the chess pieces.
Whether the original owner was abandoned by the master in his previous life, because the memory of his previous life is only that fragment, and Zhuge Liang has no way of knowing in this life.
However, judging from the historical materials of later generations, after the division of the world, when the original owner needed help the most, Zhuge Liang could not see any trace of the help of his master. Even, he also found that it was very likely that the division was still dragging its feet!
Otherwise, when the eldest disciple Ma Liang assisted Guan Yu in Jingzhou, why would Guan Yu carelessly lose Jingzhou?
Moreover, in the end, Ma Liang was nowhere to be found.
Zhuge Liang didn't believe it, with Ma Liang's cultivation at that time, as long as he didn't attack the army to the death, he could still die in the chaos!
Later, Ma Yan, the second disciple of Zhuge Liang, who was deeply aware of his Zhuge Liang true inheritance, actually carelessly lost the grain road hub street pavilion at the moment when the Northern Expedition was about to make a contribution, forcing the Northern Expedition that was about to make a contribution, and had to return halfway in vain.
Is this the reason for Ma Liang and Ma Yan, or is the master behind the troublemaker?
Therefore, since his rebirth, when Zhuge Liang suspected the mastermind behind the scenes, even the master was on the list of suspicions.
Even if Shimen is not the mastermind behind the scenes, at least they are inextricably linked.
In other words, some people in the division are the pawns that are verified behind the scenes!
But today, Meng Gongwei and the others came to Longzhong on purpose, not only to convey the good intentions of the master, but also to send a real generous gift, which made Zhuge Liang's previous doubts about the master inevitably a little shaken.
Meng Gongwei and they just gave generous gifts, after all, they had a good relationship with the original owner.
However, the four senior brothers, Lu Hong, Chen Ren, Ma Heng, and Zhang Han, who are his fellow brothers of Zhuge Liang, have a relationship that is not as friendly as Meng Gongwei and them, and the number of times they have met is only a handful, and they actually give generous gifts?
The four-flavor elixir is hard to find!
With such treatment, he is only short of advertising his peers, and his Zhuge Liang's treatment has almost returned to the place that an inner disciple should have.
That's where the confusion comes from.
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Teaching the profound Taoism and acquiescing to the disciples to give him many treasures is already an increase in investment in him Zhuge Liang. According to the layout and plan of the master, he Zhuge Liang is a chess piece, and he should not increase his investment in him at this time.
If in the future, he Zhuge Liang assists Liu Bei to achieve great causes, and it is understandable that the master will increase investment.
But at this time, he Zhuge Liang has not yet come out of the mountain, rashly increase investment in him, the relationship between him and the master will be stronger, if there is a case in the future, want to abandon the chess pieces, cut off the tail to survive, how can you cut off the connection, not to be affected?
Also, if the master is the mastermind behind the scenes, or someone in the division is a pawn of the mastermind behind the scenes, there should not be such an obvious action at this time, isn't this an obvious clue?
Of course, Zhuge Liang's main confusion is still with Master Sima Hui.
Longzhong is not far from the foot of Jingshan Mountain, and it is only more than 30 miles away from Xiangyang City.
It stands to reason that since the master has gone down the mountain, he has to teach him Zhuge Liang the advanced Taoism of the master, even if he does not come to Longzhong in person, he can also summon him Zhuge Kongming to him and teach it in person.
However, Master Sima Hui avoided it, and instead asked Meng Gongwei to teach it on his behalf.
The master is unwilling to see his apprentice, is he unwilling, or is he afraid to see him?
Zhuge Liang was suspicious of his master, and his master Sima Hui was the most suspicious, but at this time, he was a little confused.
According to the normal logical analysis, if the master is suspected of being the mastermind behind the scenes, he will either stand still at this time, neither will he see Zhuge Kongming, nor will he need to acquiesce to the generous gifts given to him by the disciples under his seat; Or just like the teacher, suddenly increase his investment in Zhuge Liang.
Now, while acquiescing to the disciples who are kind to him Zhuge Liang, while maintaining the appearance of reluctance to deepen the relationship, isn't Master Sima Hui's behavior a lice on the monk's head, and there is a clear suspicion?
People in the master may also feel that the master is embarrassed to meet the apprentice.
But for Zhuge Liang, this is even more suspicious.
It's just that Master Sima Hui is so suspicious, is it intentional or unintentional?
Is it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake?