After arguing with his son, Zhuangzi went into retreat on the mountain.

A month later, he left Lingyang Mountain and searched in the direction of Wuyue.

Listening to his son Yang Hu: He has a feeling that the unknown uncle may have taken his family overseas.

According to the people who came to Wu Yuelai, there are many very large islands in the sea. The land is fertile and uninhabited, making it a good place to retreat.

So! Zhuangzi decided to go to Wuyue first and go to the sea to inquire. And then! Settle down by the sea, and then go out into the sea through your mind. Or! Transform into countless clones and follow the ships on the sea to go overseas.

If you can't find Tianya Wuming and Yang Yan in Wu Yue and the sea, then turn around and go to Nanban. Walk along the seashore all the way to the south.

Before leaving, Zhuangzi did not greet his son, nor did he greet anyone. There is that: quietly I go, just as I come quietly, I wave my sleeves and do not take away a cloud.

He didn't want to see his son, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear to leave after seeing him.

No! He's going to cry! I'm going to cry out loud.

He knows it too! Although the son was very arrogant and didn't care, when he learned that he was really gone, the father and son might never see each other again in the future, and they would cry too.

His son is as kind as him, and he regards family affection as the most precious thing.

Who said that home is ruthless? Taoism is actually the most affectionate!

Out of the boundary of Lingyang Mountain, walk in the southeast direction.

One day, I came to an open area. There were no people around, and the wilderness was all barren croplands. As you can imagine, there used to be people here and there were also fields. Later, it must have been a war, and this became the main war. Because so many people died, no one dared to live here anymore. Thereby! It's deserted.

Although the land area of Chu is large, it is also full of barren land.

During the period of King Chu Wei, King Chu Wei defeated the Yue State and fought continuously in the north, although it was the victorious country, all the victories were exchanged for the lives of the people of Chu State. Due to the annual wars, the population of Chu naturally declined. But Chu is a big country, with a large land area, so it will not be defeated because of this.

If it is a small country, so many people will die in the war at once, and the population of the country will be significantly reduced, and it will be difficult to grow in a few years.

However, depending on the big countries, it is not a problem for a big war to kill tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or two or three hundred thousands. Because! These are soldiers who have been conscripted many years ago. The population of the army is small, but the rest of the population in the country is not less.

From the topographical point of view, it should be the battlefield of the war between Wu or Yue and Chu. Judging from the traces, it should have been decades ago or even a hundred or two hundred years ago.

As he walked, Zhuangzi thought: What year did this happen?

Anyway! It didn't happen during the reign of King Chuwei.

Unconsciously, it was dark, and Zhuangzi still did not step out of this wide open space. But! He wasn't in a hurry at all. Now he is a real human body, it doesn't matter if he can't live in an inn, and it doesn't matter if he eats or not. Guest houses and meals are all for the sake of showing others.

As a human being, where can you not eat or sleep? Isn't it?

Even at night, he doesn't need to sleep, and he doesn't need a house. Even if it was windy, rainy, and snowy, it would have no effect on him. In the real human body, he can transform into nothingness, into wind, rain, snow, and air...... Be with nature.

It was completely dark before he stepped out of the wide.

Looking into the distance, there was still no light to be seen.

He had to look around for a high ground, preferably a large rock, where he could spend the night.

Suddenly! In the grass not far in front of him, there was a dazzling glow.

"Is it a gem? The pearl of the night? Zhuangzi muttered to himself in his heart.

As soon as his mind moved, he came to the fluorescent approach.

Suddenly! Frightened, he took a few steps back.

In the grass, a complete human skeleton lay down. The skeleton glows in the night.

Calming down, Zhuangzi stepped forward and kicked the intact skeleton with his foot.

He asked, "Master, did you die because you were greedy for life and afraid of death, and you only cared about your own life, but you forgot to take care of others, and you didn't know how to survive?" And so he died in the wilderness? Or is it? You have encountered a great event of the destruction of the country, and you have been slashed with a sword and axe, so you have died here?

Or maybe you've done something wrong and you're worried about your parents. Wives and children left shame, so they left their hometowns and relatives, so they died here?

Or did you die here because of the cold and hunger? Or are you dying to the end of your life? ”

Zhuangzi said that, sat down, took the skull as a pillow, lay down next to the skull, and slept.

In the middle of the night, Zhuangzi had a dream.

The skeleton said to him, "The words which you have spoken to me before seem to be a man of debate, and the words which are common to men, are all the sorrows and burdens of the living. I'm telling you! When a person dies, there will be no such troubles and burdens, would you like to hear about the situation after death and the truth of the dead? ”

Zhuangzi said, "Good. ”

The skeleton said, "When a man is dead, there is neither the rule of kings nor the rule of officials." There is no need for taxes, and there is no need for military service. Become a free ghost and let the world do whatever it takes.

There is no need to bend and bow your head for three meals a day. You can calmly and comfortably watch the operation of heaven and earth, watch the sunrise and moon set, the cycle of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Living happily in this way, even the king of the south is not as happy and calm as I am. ”

Zhuangzi did not believe that he was telling the truth, and asked, "Do you wish to do this if I ask the god who is in charge of life to restore your body, regrow your flesh and bones, and let you return to your parents, wife, children, neighbors, relatives and friends?" ”

In fact! With his current ability, it is completely possible to restore this skeleton to its original form and become a human again.

Of course! Not to be a real person. But! Consciousness body.

The mother used this method to restore the unnamed remains of Daddy Zhuang to a human form. Of course! That's just Daddy's consciousness.

Therefore! Daddy and mother can go to the end of the world with a sword again.

The skeleton frowned, looking worried, and said, "Thank you for your kindness!" I'm telling you! How can I be willing to abandon a life happier than the king of the south, and to experience the toil of the world again? ”

Seeing that the skeleton was unwilling, Zhuangzi had no choice but to give up.

"Sir? Where are you going? The skeleton asked again.

"I'm going to the beach to look for a son! My son is separated from me! Zhuangzi sighed.

"Are you still struggling in the quagmire of family affection? Once a person is dead, there is no longer any such drag! Alas! O man! There are so many drags to be alive! ”