I was suddenly a little happy, probably because the other party explained it so seriously. At this time, the water boiled, Xiu Ling lifted the kettle to rinse the teacup, opened the tea can, took out a small handful of black tea leaves, put them in the teapot, made a crisp sound, and then poured in the boiling water, covered the tea lid, removed the tea foam, poured out the first pot of tea, and then brewed for the second time, waited silently for a while, then poured out the tea, and suddenly a refreshing tea fragrance wafted out. The whole process is like flowing water, which is a certain truth between heaven and earth, which is pleasing to the eye.

I silently put my hand on the teacup and turned around twice, picked up the teacup to smell the fragrance, and then slowly drank the tea, after drinking two cups of tea, I felt that the tea washed away a lot of red dust troubles, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "This is the best tea I have ever drunk, the best piano sound I have ever heard, and the most beautiful person I have ever met. ”

Xiu Ling smiled slightly: "Murong Gongzi has to look at Shu." However, it is indeed a good pleasure to be able to drink tea and talk about Taoism in your spare time. For Xiuling, whether it is tea art, piano art, or cooking games, they all have a different world, and they all contain profound truths. Take the tea ceremony as an example, the different moods of the tea makers, the brewed tea has different tastes, if the mind is messy and impetuous, the brewed tea will inevitably have mixed tastes and is difficult to eat. ”

I nodded and said, "Xiuling's tea is pure and has a long tea rhyme, containing multiple flavors, well, there is a kind of charm of spring when everything grows and flowers bloom." ”

Xiu Ling said happily: "Taoism pursues the way of heaven and pays attention to the opportunity to find the way of heaven in all things. Xiu Ling once tried to make tea, play the piano and even walk and sit and lie down when integrating the longevity and their own perception of the way of heaven, at the beginning will be more deliberate, inevitably too much ingenuity, and then with the deepening of the understanding, once in the waterside to admire the moon began to feel that it is the right way to go with the flow and do nothing, human interference as if the mirror flower water and the moon are helpless, so boiling tea and playing the piano have entered a new stage, and the cultivation has also improved a lot. ”

I was slightly shocked and said: "Xiu Ling's perception coincides with the recipe for longevity, and naturally doing nothing is the way of heaven, and Murong Guan also had a similar perception when he watched "The Recipe for Longevity", so I felt that Xiu Ling's piano sound, tea ceremony and even every move contained Taoist rhyme, which was quite resonant. ”

Xiu Ling said: "Being able to resonate shows that Murong Gongzi has a lot of fate with my Taoist, and the Taoist realm is very deep." Taoism emphasizes refining and refining gas, refining gas and transforming gods, refining gods and returning to emptiness, refining void and combining the Tao, but unfortunately in addition to ancient records, so far I have not seen a person who is united with humanity, maybe it can no longer be called a person, but a fairy figure. ”

I asked curiously: "But I've heard from my family teacher that Xu Ziling, the patriarch of your sect's founding sect, cultivated the 'Recipe for Longevity' Dacheng, and I don't know which realm I will reach in the end?" ”

Xiu Ling remembered: "The high level of Xu Taigong's comprehension is rare in the world, and he knows ten when he hears it, and he is an outlier in the cultivation of the "Secret of Immortality", but it also stops at the realm of the Yang God and the refinement of the gods, but I speculate that he is because he has the constraints of his family, so he is unwilling to take the last step. In addition to the exercises, understanding, teachers, and personal efforts, opportunities are also very important, and sometimes if you don't encounter the right opportunity, even the most intelligent people will inevitably stop at the last step. ”

I smiled faintly: "It seems that Xiu Ling is the one who intends to take the last step, but it's a pity." ”

Xiu Ling lowered her head to brew the second pot of tea, did not answer, and said after half a sound: "The foundation of the Heavenly Dao is humanity. Although we cultivators are far away from the worldly life, we are always a part of the human being, and the Buddha and the Tao flow together, we must cross others in addition to ourselves, which is the purpose pursued by our Changsheng Valley and Cihang Jingzhai. Since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Cihang Jingzhai has made a lot of efforts, hoping to revive the glory of the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately the mandate of heaven cannot be violated, and the Tang Dynasty has disappeared into history after all. In order to avoid the continuation of the war, we traveled all over the world, and finally vigorously supported the unification of the world by Zhao Kuangyin of the Great Song Dynasty, but it was always unsatisfactory, which is both the way of heaven and humanity. ”

I said: "Nine times out of ten, the emperor is not a saint after all, and there are always unsatisfactory things. What's more, since the axe and candle shadow incident, the Great Song Dynasty has gone back more and more, although the people are still rich, the court is fiercely fighting, and the army's combat strength is worrying, once something happens, I am afraid that it is not strange to change the dynasty. ”

Xiu Ling suddenly showed a faint sadness, for some reason, I felt guilty when I saw her misty eyes. Ha, it's not that I'm fighting for the world of the Great Song Dynasty, I thought so in my heart, but I listened to Xiu Lingdao: "After the demise of the Tang Dynasty, many things happened, the tyrants of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms emerged in an endless stream, Zhu Wen, Li Keyong's father and son, Shi Jingjiao, these people were strongly supported by the Devil's Dao, brutal and unreasonable, and the people lived a precarious life, plus the Shatuo tribe and the Khitan tribe regarded human life as cattle and sheep, which greatly damaged the vitality of the Central Plains, and frequent wars and heavy enslavement caused many places to starve for thousands of miles. The saying that people in troubled times are not as good as Taiping dogs is really vivid. We know that the destiny of heaven is difficult to disobey, and we are aware of it, but there are still many people who voluntarily participate in the war to defend their families and country, and eventually lose many relatives and friends. ”

Xiu Ling's eloquent statement made me seem to see the cruel scene of countless deaths in the war, the history of five dynasties and ten countries is not far away from me, although I am no stranger to the history of people who are not as good as dogs, there are still huge waves in my heart: the era of peace is not easy to come by, and war is probably the worst choice! Fortunately, I gave up the road to recovery, and now it seems that there is a heavenly reincarnation between gains and losses, and giving up the ethereal throne has allowed me to get a broader world. Looking back on the hardships and gains and losses along the way, it seems to imply the change of the way of heaven, and giving up is sometimes in line with the way of heaven, and the harvest is richer. I have finally been freed from the shackles of fame and fortune, but as Xiu Ling said, how can we only think about our own enlightenment and ignore the suffering of our fellow citizens?

Thinking of this, I can't help but say: "Peace is the foundation of living and working in peace and contentment, in troubled times, not only is it better to live than to die, even the nobles and kings who are high above are also at risk of losing their heads at any time, despite this, careerists and nomadic invaders are always emerging in an endless stream, and the evolution of chaos in successive dynasties is inevitable, and the righteous forces such as Cihang Jingzhai and Changsheng Valley that pursue peaceful reunification have continued for thousands of years, I don't know what clever way to completely solve this problem?" ”

"Nope." Xiu Ling said, "We have asked Shao Kangjie's predecessors to do a detailed deduction, and there is no shortage of masters in the Valley of Eternal Life who are easy to count the stars, and the conclusion is that the war will never stop, and there will be major changes in the Great Song Dynasty next, and the recurrence of the disaster at the end of the Tang Dynasty is indeed not far away." Our time is running out, and Senior Sister Zhiwei has to go down the mountain in advance to inspect the world and prepare for the next opportunity. ”

I was moved and said: "I only know that the Great Song Dynasty is in danger now, but I can't imagine that there will be a catastrophe of dynasty subversion, but I don't know where the enemy comes from?" What are you going to do? ”

Xiu Ling frowned and continued to add tea soup: "According to the hexagram and the news gathered by the disciples who have traveled the world in recent years, the devastating disaster should come from the northern nomads. Jing Zhai is investigating the world, looking for the next savior, but Changsheng Valley will not directly intervene in the world hegemony, and can only help the righteous martial arts and give some help as much as he can. ”

"Savior? Hey, savior! I said disapprelicly: "Murong Fu never believes in any bullshit savior, I am my own savior, God helps self-help!" The strong will only be in the company of the strong, and only when they are strong can they get help from others. ”

Xiu Ling smiled slightly: "There is some truth in Childe's words, but if it is used for individuals, it will not help the governance of the country and the upcoming chaos in the world." ”

I retorted: "Not necessarily, I think that since I think that the emperor has no way, he should master his own sword, and when the world is in turmoil, he should take advantage of the situation and use his own sword to carry out his own way." ”

Xiu Ling said helplessly: "Although the two factions of Cihang and Changsheng have quite a lot of potential power, they are dedicated to cultivation and have no intention of competing for the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. A person who can govern the world, in addition to extraordinary ability and broad mind, must also have the luck of an emperor, such a person has only been seen in Zhao Kuangyin for hundreds of years. In fact, according to Xiuling's view, the emperor's talent may be hard to find, and ability and opportunity are very important, and Zhiwei is afraid that she will be disappointed. The reason why Changsheng Valley intervened in the world's disputes was that he did not want the war to expand in an all-round way, displace the people, and destroy the essence of the thousand-year-old cultural context in one fell swoop. Especially after the barbarian nation seized the world, they often did not understand the culture and ruled the world with the sword. ”

I snorted and said, "If the Liao people want to invade the Central Plains, it depends on whether Murong agrees." ”

Xiu Ling's eyes lit up, and he stared at me with bright eyes and said, "If Murong Gongzi agrees to save all the people in the world, then Xiu Ling can support it on behalf of Changsheng Valley." ”

I smiled wryly and said, "How do I feel like I've fallen into a trap?" Xiu Ling is so sure that Murong has the ability and luck to save the people? ”

The corners of Xiuling's mouth curled slightly: "In fact, it's all a coincidence, the Immortal Valley is confined to the rules of the ancestors, and can't be too involved in secular battles, so although he is worried about the crisis in the world, he is helpless." The arrival of Murong Gongzi has solved the biggest problem in Xiuling's heart, so no matter whether Murong Gongzi wants to be an emperor who dominates the world, a general who charges into battle, or a strategist who wins thousands of miles, my teacher Xiuling can support you on behalf of Changsheng Valley. ”

I was slightly surprised: "Why is Xiu Ling so confident in Murong? Could it be that he likes Murong Fu's personable and extraordinary? ”

Xiu Ling's face turned red, and said: "I didn't expect that Murong Gongzi also had such an improper time, in fact, Murong Gongzi became famous as a young man, and the Murong family is a famous martial arts family, and Gongzi entered the sight of Changsheng Valley very early, but it was not until Gongzi inherited the position of the head of the Xiaoyao Sect and made a trip to Western Xia that we focused on it and listed you as one of the top people who may achieve the world in the future." ”

I laughed at myself slightly: "Murong Fu wanders the world all day long, yearning for a free and easy life, occasionally seeing unevenness on the road and acting chivalrous and righteous, but he has no intention of dominating the world." But I don't know who else is on your list? ”

Xiu Ling said slowly: "Although the Immortal Valley is located in a corner, many disciples in the valley go down the mountain to walk, and from time to time they will report on the major events that have happened in the world, plus Cihang Jingzhai shares information with our faction, and the information of the Despicable Sect is still relatively smooth. After the analysis of Elder Tanaka, it was concluded that there are seven emperors who have the opportunity to win the world in the next hundred years. The first was the Great Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji, and the second was the Western Xia Emperor Li Qianshun. The third is the Jurchen patriarch Wanyan Aguta, the fourth is Fang La, the head of the Daming Zun Sect, Murong Gongzi ranks fifth, the sixth is Xiao Feng, the king of the Great Liaonan Academy, and the seventh is Gongsun Yu of the Blue Dragon Society. ”