When he woke up on the second day, the little Taoist priest only felt dizzy, fluttering, and lazy.

He never did.

When he was on Jiuyin Mountain before, he was so energetic that he had nowhere to vent. After coming down from the mountain, he never seemed to stop every day, and there was always something to do. Even if there is really nothing to do, I will go, don't you want to cultivate?

But when he woke up today, he suddenly found that he didn't have to do anything, he didn't want to do anything.

I don't want to go to the metaphysical temple, I don't want to cultivate, I don't want to get up, I don't even want to eat.

So the little Taoist priest simply lay down. Lying down, I just opened my eyes, looked at the roof, in a daze.

This stunned for a long time, until Zhao Sizheng leaned in and asked, "Little fairy, are you okay?" Is it sick? ”

The little Taoist priest glanced at him lazily, and said lazily: "I don't want to go to the Tongxuanguan today, you can do it yourself." ”

Zhao Sizheng went out, and after a while, he brought breakfast. It is an osmanthus cake in the west of the city, and I think it was bought by the fourth brother.

The little Taoist priest continued to be in a daze, and he was not even interested in taking a bite of the fragrant osmanthus cake.

This time I stayed longer, until it was nearly dusk, when Tianxuanzi came.

As soon as he entered the door, Tian Xuanzi asked: "Hey, it's strange, no matter how windy or rainy it is every day, you must go to Tongxuanguan to study Taoism." Today, the sun came out in the west, and Master had to ask me to come here. ”

The little Taoist priest didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Tian Xuanzi frowned: "Tianyizi, are you okay?" Is it sick? ”

The little Taoist priest shook his head slightly.

Tianxuanzi was shocked: "You have been jumping around, how can you be like this today?" ”

The little Taoist priest simply closed his eyes.

Tianxuanzi looked at him stunned, and sighed after a while: "That's it, that's it, I can't see you like this." ”

"Hey, I know that there is a big pit in front of me, but why do I have to jump into the pit with my eyes open. Am I being cheap? ”

"Tell me, what difficulties have you encountered again, how do you want me to help you?"

The little Taoist priest shook his head: "You can't help me, no one can help me." ”

Tianxuanzi was shocked: "I'll go, what's wrong with you?" ”

The little Taoist priest didn't want to say it, but looking at Tian Xuanzi's worried gaze, after being silent for a while, he finally said: "Tian Xuanzi, I act but ask for 'according to my heart and the will of heaven'." Since he came down from the mountain, although he has endured many tribulations, he has done all things that are in accordance with his heart and the will of God. ”

"But confidant, yesterday, yesterday there was something that went against my heart and God's will. But confidant, I have nothing to do! ”

Then I suddenly realized that there were many things in this world that I could not do anything about. So I suddenly realized that I was not at ease, free and easy, and uncomfortable. ”

"Confidant, I have always believed that my ideas are right, and I firmly believe that what I want to do is in accordance with God's will, so I do it according to my ideas every time. I did it all the time, and it wasn't until last night that I realized that a lot of things I didn't think were right to do that; A lot of times it's not that I'm willing to persevere, and I can get a good result. Heaven and earth are vast, and I am just a tiny speck of dust in them. The world is running the same without me. I can't really change anything at all! ”

Seeing that the little Taoist priest was depressed, Tianxuanzi laughed. He smiled and patted the little Taoist priest on the shoulder: "Confidant, congratulations." ”

The little Taoist said: "Congratulations to me what? ”

Tian Xuanzi replied, "Congratulations on getting a glimpse of the avenue!" ”

He asked, "What is yin and yang?" ”

The little Taoist priest got up, played his clothes, and replied: "Everything has yin and yang. Yin and Yang are born together, Yin and Yang are phased, Yin and Yang are relative, and they originate from one. ”

Tian Xuanzi nodded: "Exactly." Yin and yang, the way of heaven and earth. The outline of all things, the parents of change, the origin of life and death, and the house of the gods. ”

"Since yin and yang are the way of heaven and earth, there is yin and yang in everything. In that red dust, there is light and darkness, there is good and there is evil, there is success and failure, there is joy and sorrow, and so on, shouldn't it be a natural and normal thing? ”

"Confidant, if you just want to be stable, what are you going to do down the mountain? On the mountain, eating morning and dew, picking the sunset at night, and cultivating wholeheartedly, isn't it at ease? Why do you have to go down the mountain and experience in the red dust? ”

"Because that kind of freedom, that kind of leisure, is just a flower in the mirror, a moon in the water, but it is just your own perception, but it is never the way we seek!"

"Yin and yang are the way of heaven and earth. If you want to use the red dust to sharpen your Dao heart, then you must see all the good and evil, experience success and failure, and taste joy and sorrow. Because all these things are an inseparable part of the red dust. All these things are part of the way you are asking for. The reason why you go down the mountain is to go through these things, to feel these things, and then to find your own way from them, and then finally to find the way. ”

"Confidant, that's why I congratulate you. With this experience, with this insight, you are one step closer to the avenue. For us cultivators, this is naturally gratifying. ”

When the little Taoist priest heard this, his body shook. He closed his eyes, stared, and thought for a long time. Then he said, "Confidant, what you said is right. But there are three thousand avenues, and the way I walk is 'according to my heart and the will of heaven'. Against my heart, this is not in my way. ”

Tian Xuanzi replied: "The avenue is three thousand, but ten thousand sources are one." ”

What this means is that although there are countless paths leading to the Great Dao, there is only one end point, and there is only one true Heavenly Dao. What you say about 'following your heart' is your way, and that's right. However, the way of 'following your heart' is only a means for you to seek the way of heaven, but it is not the way of heaven that you seek. ”

"You are obsessed with the means, but forget your purpose, this is like a person holding a chisel to carve a Buddha statue, carving and carving, just looking at the chisel, so that the final carved Buddha statue must be wrong."

"Confidant, in the red dust, you should naturally pursue your way, because this is the way to the way of heaven. But you should not be too attached to your path, because the road to the heavenly path is never smooth, and there will be many, many forks in the road. If you just keep your head down, you're going to go astray. You should stop from time to time, look at other paths, think about them, and choose the right fork in the road. ”

"Stick to your own way, but don't be obsessed with your own way, so that you can reach the end and understand the way of heaven!"

"It's 'going with the heart.'"

After taking a breath, Tianxuanzi continued: "As for 'Harmony with Heaven', what is Heaven's Will? Providence is unpredictable. is the legendary gods and Buddhas, they dare not say that they can understand the will of heaven, you and I are mortals, dare to say that they can understand the will of heaven? ”

"Confidant, the 'providence' you think is just the 'providence' you think, what is the real 'providence'? No one knows. Therefore, the matter of 'conforming to the will of heaven' can only be insisted on, not attached. ”

"When you are tempered in the red dust, you are trying to use all the things in the red dust to polish your Dao heart. If you are too obsessed, and you always feel that your Dao heart must be crystal clear and perfect, then what else are you grinding? If you don't go through countless pains and introspections, what are you doing here? ”

The little Taoist priest sat on the bed in a daze, thinking for a long time, until he thought that it was dark, and he was still motionless.

Tian Xuanzi sat opposite him, ignored him, and sat cross-legged and meditated on his own feet.

Finally, the little Taoist priest let out a long sigh.

Tian Xuanzi slowly collected his work, looked at the smile that bloomed on the little Taoist priest's face, and said with a smile: "Figured it out? ”

The little Taoist priest nodded: "I figured it out." ”

"Finally understood?"

"Finally understood!"

"Good!" Tian Xuanzi gave a happy high-five.

The little Taoist priest then got up and saluted solemnly: "Thank you for your kindness!" ”

Tian Xuanzi smiled: "Since you say that you know it, why do you need to be so polite." ”

The little Taoist priest thought for a moment: "It's too! Then you're welcome. ”

So, he smiled very unceremoniously: "I didn't expect your mouth to be so good." ”

Tian Xuanzi was angry: "Tianyizi, exorcise ghosts and evil spirits, draw talismans and arrays, I am far inferior to you." But you are far inferior to me in making friends with powerful people and promoting Taoism! You and I have our own strengths, and you have to underestimate me. ”

The little Taoist priest hurriedly made amends: "It's me who lost my words for a while, don't blame my confidant." ”

Tian Xuanzi glared at him and said: "After Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, in order to promote Buddhism, Buddhism specially selected some high-ranking monks who were good-looking, eloquent, and profound in Buddhism, and wandered among the powerful to promote Buddhism. In this way, Buddhism became popular among the powerful and became a fad for a while. And then from the top down, it's a big deal. ”

"I worship Taoism in the Song Dynasty, but whether it is the number of Taoist temples or the number of Taoist priests, my Taoism is far from Buddhism. Feeling this, Zhang Tianshi specially ordered me to make more friends with the powerful. Otherwise, if the powerful generally believe in Buddhism, then wouldn't my Taoist sect be crushed to death by Buddhism? ”

The little Taoist priest listened, held Tianxuanzi's hand, his face was affectionate, and his voice was slightly choked: "Heavenly Master is extremely worried!" There is a long way to go, and you have a long way to go. Come on, confidant, I'm optimistic about you! ”

Tianxuanzi was stunned for a moment: "You recovered like this?" ”

The little Taoist priest smiled smugly: "My heart has always been wider than the sky. ”

Tian Xuanzi sarcastically said: "It's heartless and lungless." ”

He sighed: "Hey, Tianyizi, I suddenly found that the way you just looked stupid is much cuter than the cheap look you are now." ”

In the back garden, on the stone pavilion, there is a pot of tea.

Tian Xuanzi took a sip: "Hey, your tea-making skills have made great progress!" Now that the tea is boiled, it has a bit of charm. It's no longer the same as before, just throw the tea into the water. ”

The little Taoist priest said proudly: "That is, there are two peerless talented women by my side, and with them here, such elegant things are naturally not a problem." ”

Tian Xuanzi said: "Stunning last time I saw it, it is indeed stunning. But what should I say about this peerless talent? ”

"She is a stunning beauty and a peerless talent. It's called a double absolute! ”

"Oh, so, how can you not appreciate one or two?"

"I don't allow ordinary people to appreciate it, but well, you and I are confidants, so I will make this example."

The little Taoist priest called intently, and Liu Qingyan and Sister Wu floated out of the ghost beads. Seeing that there were outsiders, they were taken aback, and they all saluted.

The little Taoist priest stepped forward and whispered softly. Sister Wu pursed her lips and smiled, and Liu Qingyan glared at him. The two women joined hands and floated to the piano table.

For a while, in the moonlight, in the garden, there was a confidant, two beauties, a pot of tea, and a piano sound!