At this time, around the beginning of the day, there were already very few customers in the tavern, and as soon as I entered the door, I saw an old man drunk, staggering out the door after settling the bill. And casually greeted us, I didn't expect the folk customs here to be so good, although I don't know, but it is also polite, but we passed by a drunk. I smiled and sat down at an empty table with Master. The guy who was burying his head in the accounts hurriedly ran out and asked, "The two of you are coming from afar, and you don't know what you want to eat?" ”

I asked the guy to stir-fry two dishes, serve more rice, mainly because he was too hungry, and then a pot of tea. After the man wrote it down, he immediately ran to the back kitchen to inform the stir-fry, and brought a pot of tea and two cups for us, poured the tea, and the man left.

Master took two sips of his teacup and smiled slightly. I also took two sips of tea, and immediately said with a smile: "The tea in Jiangnan is indeed good tea, not only fragrant, but also tastes wonderful!" At this time, the guy also answered the conversation, and laughed that the tea in their shop was all good tea, and it was a new tea that had just been picked this year, but when he asked if we would drink, the master refused.

When the food came up, I ate a terrible meal, which may not be known to others these days, but I know best in my heart how hard the journey really is. Not to mention those who have crossed the mountains and mountains, the strange and evil incidents that have occurred in various villages encountered on the road have also kept our master and apprentice busy, otherwise it would not have taken more than two months to arrive here.

After a full meal, we drank tea for a while, and were about to tell the men to clean up the room for us to rest, but suddenly we heard a gray-haired old man sitting in a corner not far away, and put down the wine glass in his hand heavily, but the sound shook me, and I couldn't help but turn my head to look at him. This old man who is over half a hundred years old is slightly thin, and there are a lot of wrinkles on his face, but the cloudy old eyes are still surprising and feel bright when he is half drunk and half awake. Dressed in a black shirt with new black cloth shoes on his feet, and on the side of the table in front of him were a bag and a worn oil-paper umbrella.

It seems that this old man also came here from out of town, put down the wine glass, the old man reached out and wiped a handful of wine stains on the corner of his mouth, shook his head and read: "Qi refining and purifying the heart, dry clouds and vulgar standards......"

Well? These are two verses, but I don't understand them, and they look like poems related to monasticism.

At this moment, the master slowly picked up the teacup and smiled without looking back: "The heart is like a mountain and does not move, and the qi is like the tide of the sea." ”

I was stunned, I dared to love the master and the old man in the air, but the last two sentences that the master said seemed to be exactly the first two sentences of the old man. But I don't understand a word. Immediately afterwards, the old man poured another glass of wine, drank it all, and after putting down the wine glass, he opened his mouth and read: "Ten thousand fates are like chewing wax, and the three poisons are like ice ......."

The master took a sip of tea, smiled slightly, and said, "Since it is out of yin and yang, then it is about the great and small vehicles!" ”

The old man suddenly stood up and looked at the master, who also stood up with a smile and looked at the old man with his teacup. At this time, the old man thought for a while, and suddenly looked up and said, "Where is a word, everything is irrelevant......

The master took the tea and drank it down, and then said with a smile: "Creation and opening the heavens, the spirit is cold!" ”

"Hahaha......"

The master and the old man laughed loudly at the same time, as if their confidants they hadn't seen for many years had reunited. The master immediately put down the teacup, hugged his fists, and said with a smile: "In Xiamaoshan Sect Yang Yuanshan, I don't know Your Excellency's immortal surname, how noble are you?" ”

"Huh!" The old man was stunned for a moment, looked the master up and down, and then politely hugged his fists and smiled: "It turned out to be Mr. Yang Yuanshan, the master of the Maoshan School of Esoteric Sect, who is famous in the north and south of the river. I just came back from going out to run errands this time, and when I passed by here, I came in to drink two glasses of water and wine, and I never thought that I would meet a big man like Mr. Yang! ”

The master looked at the old man in astonishment, and then shook his head with a wry smile: "See the smile and laugh, if Yang remembers well, is Mr. Tao a well-known fortune teller in the Jiangnan area, the nine-fingered god calculation?" As soon as Master's words fell, I hurriedly looked at Tao Shangqian's hands, and sure enough, his left hand did not have a little thumb, it seems that what Master said was right, he should be Tao Shangqian.

Tao Shangqian, Tao Shangqi? Hehe, this name really deserves his reputation as a god operator, and it will always be signed.

Tao Shangqian smiled politely: "It is really an honor for Tao to let the famous Mr. Yang remember Tao's name...... Hehe, I have heard for a long time that Mr. Yang travels the world, the dragon sees the head and does not see the end, the folk legend is that if anyone can get Mr. Yang a few words, it is the family house is safe, rich and auspicious, and the legends about Mr. Yang in the folk slashing demons are innumerable, but I didn't expect that I Tao can be so honored to meet Mr. Yang today, no wonder my left eyelid jumped for a day, hehe! ”

The master shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Mr. Tao's divination is also famous all over the country, and it is also Yang's honor to be able to meet Mr. Tao, one of the masters of divination!" ”

Tao Shangqian walked over slowly and asked the master, "But I don't know why Mr. Yang suddenly came here?" Folk rumors say that if there is no major event, it is extremely difficult to see Mr. Yang. Could it be that this Xuanwu Lake is near ......?"

"Huh! Mr. Tao misunderstood, it was all folk rumors, and it should not be taken seriously. The master smiled and continued: "Yang is just a mortal, no different from ordinary people, and when he came to the vicinity of Xuanwu Lake, he just wanted to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Xuanwu Lake. ”

"I see!" Tao Shangqian smiled and said: "Since this is the case, then Mr. Yang is really here, this Xuanwu Lake is one of the three famous lakes in the south of the Yangtze River, and the four scenery in a year are all beautiful!" By the way, if Mr. Yang does not dislike it, you can go to the cold house to stay for a few days, the cold house is not far from the Zixia Lake and the Xuanwu Lake, just near the Xuanwu Lake, the scenery is also good, so that Tao can do his best to the friendship of the landlord? ”

"This ......" The master hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I'm afraid that there will be a lot of disturbances, but if Yang arrives in front of your mansion, he will definitely come to the door to disturb him, and I hope that Mr. Tao will not refuse people thousands of miles away, hehe!" ”

Tao Shangqian shook his head and smiled: "How dare Tao do this!" Even if you can't invite Mr. Yang to drive, it's okay, as long as Mr. Yang plays in our Zixia Lake area, you must remember to inform Tao, so that Tao can do his best to be a landlord, otherwise Tao will not be happy. ”

I didn't expect the master to come to this place, but he met a bosom friend, and the two chatted downstairs for a long time, and asked the guy to clean up the guest room, but Tao Shangqian just put the burden and umbrella in his room, and hurried to the master's room to continue chatting with the master. I rarely see Master smile, but after meeting this Mr. Tao Shangqian, Master kept smiling on his face and had a very happy conversation with Mr. Tao.

This Mr. Tao Shangqian seems to be famous for being proficient in divination, and he also likes to study the Tao, and constantly asks the master questions about his practice, until late at night, Mr. Tao Shangqian returns to his room to rest. I had already been lying on the bed and falling asleep, but when I heard the sudden silence in the room, I woke up all of a sudden, and when I looked up and saw Master washing his hands and face and preparing to rest, I couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master, when did you hear that there is such a number one person in Jiangnan?" ”

The master casually explained: "The folk inheritance of the Xuanmen Five Techniques Mountain, Medicine, Life, Physiognomy, and Divination are all top-notch figures in the north and south of the river, and this Mr. Tao is the leader in the divination gate, and he is very famous in the Jiangnan area, and he is also a generation of masters. ”

"Oh." I nodded, but immediately asked again, "Master, I heard you downstairs a while ago that Mr. Tao is a nine-fingered divine calculation, and he only has nine fingers, why is there one finger missing?" ”

The master nodded and said: "The five techniques of the Xuanmen, each of which is very broad and profound, and there are many branches of each school, and there are not a few branches in the divination door alone, it is said that the master of Mr. Tao's early years is a very special magic calculation door in the divination gate, called the nine-fingered magic calculation door, as for why there are only nine fingers, it is because of the way of divination, but there are many tricks that leak the heavenly machine, in order to avoid leaking the heavenly machine and being punished by heaven, so this disciple of the nine-fingered divine arithmetic door has to cut off a finger at the beginning, In order to become a mutilated body, you can escape the curse of heaven when you leak the heavenly secret in the future. ”

I thought about it for a moment and said, "But it is a very big sin to leak the secret of heaven, can you really escape the curse of heaven just by cutting off one finger and becoming a crippled life?" ”

Master said: "It's always better, after all, this is also the door rule of people's nine-fingered divine arithmetic, plus when divination, too much leakage of heavenly secrets to say less or no more, just talk about people or things, as long as you don't change the cause and effect of others, it is not a leak of heavenly chances." ”

I nodded, I see, first break the whole life grid, and then be cautious in words and deeds, you can solve problems for the people, which is also a good way, but the broken finger is a bit crazy. I'd rather learn other methods of divination, I have to be in the doorways of the Old Pig Immortal Society, so I don't have to break my fingers, anyway, if it were me, I would definitely not choose to worship the nine-fingered god to learn divination.

The master seemed to see through my thoughts, and said with a smile: "Even if you want to learn the things of other people's nine-fingered divine calculations, people may not accept you, it is said that the nine-fingered divine arithmetic sect is practiced by very profound and mysterious divination methods, even if you are a beginner disciple, you must have some foundation, otherwise you can't even enter the door, let alone practice the essence inside." ”