(a)

In the early morning light. The main hall is filled with cigarette smoke, deep and quiet.

You kneel alone on the prayer mat of the Sanqing Temple, looking up at the statue of the Holy Venerable.

You bowed respectfully.

You have meticulously performed the three prostrations and nine prostrations.

You close your eyes and pray to the Sanqing icon.

(b)

"Sit down and talk. You are still sick, and you don't have to follow these rules like your brothers. Go, bring a cushion for your junior brother. ”

"I heard Daoji say, you can get out of bed and walk around the day before yesterday." Shizu asked.

You say, "Yes, Master." Thank you for your treatment, and for your careful care. ”

Shizu said: "During this time, Dao Ji has been very well conditioned, and you will be well raised." Looking at your complexion, it is indeed much better than when you first came back. ”

The master looked at you. You sit there with a straight spine and a settled mood. The handsome look of the past is slowly returning to you. It's just that after this serious illness, you have really lost a lot of weight, and even the shape of your face has changed a little.

Shi Zu said, "Although you can get out of bed, don't run around right away." I heard that last time, Dr. Sun asked people to look at you with the wheel warfare method, and he made you stay in bed for six or seven days. This time, do you want the sect to also use the wheel warfare method to watch you? ”

You bow your head and say, "The disciple knows that he is wrong. No one needs to look at it this time. The disciples came to thank the master for his teachings and care, and then went back to rest. ”

Shizu nodded and said, "I heard that you went to the Sanqing Hall to bow down and pray when you got up in the morning. What did you ask of the Holy One? ”

You say, "Lifespan." The disciple prayed to the Lord for a longer life. ”

The Master said, "How long do you have to live when you pray to the Holy Venerable?" ”

You say, "Disciple does not dare to be greedy." It is enough to live until the end of the war. ”

The ancestor said, "In that case, wouldn't you be able to enjoy a peaceful life?" ”

Say, "The disciple is not praying for happiness and longevity." The disciple prayed to the Holy Venerable that the disciple's life in the next life would be shifted by five or six years to this life, so that the disciple would have the opportunity to return to the barracks, have the opportunity to participate in the war, and have the opportunity to end it. If the disciple can be given this time to complete this matter, the disciple will be satisfied and will have nothing else to ask for. On a peaceful day, the world should put Ma Nanshan, and the swords and soldiers should be put into the warehouse, and there is no need for people like disciples. The existence of disciples may only make the world fearful, and they are afraid that the war will come again, so it is better to disappear in time and make people feel at ease. The disciple has lived to this day, and he has already made the ancestor, the master and the entire sect pay too much, and the disciple is already the luck of the lucky, and there should be no other hopes. ”

Shizu looks at you. You bow your head and say, "Is there anything wrong with what the disciple wants?" ”

Shizu shook his head and said, "There is nothing wrong. The master just sighed that among the sects, there are not many disciples who can make such good wishes. ”

Shi Zu said: "Even if I have already come to say hello today. You go back and have a good rest, you don't have to come back at night. ”

(c)

Dao Ji and Shi Zu sat in front of the charcoal basin.

Dao Ji fiddled with the charcoal fire and said, "Did the master talk to him today? ”

Shizu said, "Yes. He went to the Sanqing Hall to ask the Holy Venerable for life. He doesn't want him to say too much, as long as he can live another five or six years, and he can end the war, it is enough. ”

Dao Ji sighed and said, "According to the ancestor, can he still have five or six years of life?" ”

Shizu shook his head and said, "According to the current situation, it is difficult. ”

Daoji said: "If he can stay in Qingchuan forever, maybe he can fight for it." But since he prayed for his longevity to end the battle, he must be a little better, and he still has to go down the mountain. If you are as tired and troubled as before, I am afraid that a year or two will be more suspenseful. ”

Shizu said: "Some things are difficult to turn around, and some things are still man-made. ”

Dao Ji said, "What the master means is that we should help him so that he can have these moments. ”

The ancestor said, "In your heart, don't you mean the same thing? ”

The two had a tacit understanding.

Shizu said: "However, Daoji, you have already done it twice under the mountain, so it is not appropriate to do the same consumption in such a short time. This time, let me do it. ”

Dao Ji said: "Master! Jinglong is considered a disciple of Daoji, and in terms of duty, he should do it for Daoji, how can he let his master ......"

The ancestor said: "I have lived for a hundred years, do you really expect me to live with the sky?" This matter is so decided. You can also let my old bones come in handy. ”

The ancestor said: "When he is better, you let him try to practice the golden bell jar again." If he doesn't succeed, call him to me. In this way, it seems logical, and he will not refuse. ”

Dao Ji stopped arguing, and lowered his hand and said, "Yes." ”

The master said, "I don't need to catch fire here. Let someone warm up his room. Although he looks almost good, but at the bottom, he is still in deficit, weak. ”

Dao Ji said, "The disciple has already asked people to send it to him. ”