What's my bottom line? Or what am I afraid of?

In business, the people do not fight with the officials, and they do not get entangled with the officials on any issues.

As the old saying goes, "At the entrance of the yamen, open to the south, don't come in if you have no money." "But where the people sue the officials, which dynasty and that generation are not the first indiscriminate, first pressed to the ground by the officials and beaten with forty ruthless sticks, this is called "People are bitter insects, and they can't do it if they don't fight; People are wood carvings, and they don't fight or move." Even if you win the lawsuit in the end, you still have to be beaten, which is called "how can this be true".

At the moment when the fat man was carried away, even if he had great ability, the official master was something he could point fingers at will? Any trumped-up charge makes it difficult for you to want to die.

Actually, what I'm afraid of is trouble. I don't want to fall out with the fat man, I just want to protect myself. I don't know when it started, maybe after accumulating some property, maybe after being knocked on a slap last year, my courage is no longer as bold as the previous "me".

Be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future. This is what I would have done if I had been in the same situation as the fat man, and the fat man would have ...... I'm not sure he's going to do anything he's going to do.

Having said that, I still have a deep concern for the fat man and Ercui, and I hope they can come back safe and sound.

Forget it, let's talk about the aftermath if we can survive this murder.

Maybe in some ways, I'm really a timid person. At this time, I began to fidget, locked the doors and windows and got up several times to check, for fear that something would go wrong, that someone would enter my house and kill me.

When I got up again to check, I pulled the curtains up, and I suddenly remembered that there were snipers.

Some people may think I'm overreacting, but when I connect everything I know, I always feel like I'm in a black hole and I can't get out, and I seem to be connected to a huge secret. No matter who it is, if I see two people related to the Hall of Eternal Life killed on the spot within ten minutes, there will be no intention of laughing at me.

I was restless, and in the midst of panic, a cold knock came to my ears at the door. I was taken aback, thinking about the place where I lived, not many people knew, could it be my parents? The knock on the door was orderly and soft, and it was clear that the visitor was very polite.

The big dog seemed very excited at this time, and ran to the door with a bark.

I tiptoed to the door, pushed the big dog aside, and looked into the cat's eyes. It doesn't matter, I do know the person who came, but I never thought it would be him!

I took the opportunity to open the door and greeted him: "Uncle Li Dao, why are you here......" I forced my composure, but I didn't wonder how Li Laodao knew my residence for a while, could it be that my parents told him? As soon as I opened my mouth to speak, the big dog pounced at Li Laodao's feet and rubbed around his trouser legs.

Li Laodao smiled freely, stood at the door and motioned to me with his eyes, meaning if he could enter the house.

Only then did I realize that something was abrupt, and quickly gave way: "Please come in, please come in." ”

Letting Li Laodao into the house, Li Laodao handed me the two large plastic bags in his hand at that time and said, "The red bag is for you, and the white is for this dog." ”

I took the plastic bag, and when I saw that there was still heat in the red bag, I was surprised: "Dumplings? ”

"Vegetarian dumplings, and two vegetarian dishes. I'm in a hurry to go out, so I'll piggyback on you. Li Laodao smiled slightly, he leaned over and touched the big dog, "I'll just say that you have such a female dog with a white-collar collar hanging upside down on her neck, this is a good mount that the Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain dreams of." ”

The big dog was not as quiet as ever, and he became extremely excited since he saw Li Laodao, wagging his tail and turning in circles in front of Li Laodao. I saw that the big dog liked Li Laodao, so naturally I didn't think much about it, I just thought that they were fated.

When I heard Li Laodao's words, I was stunned: "Mount? I hurriedly gave way, "Uncle Li Dao, you sit down first, and I'll go make some hot water and make some tea." ”

Li Laodao sat down and half-jokingly said: "Lao Tzu rode a green ox west to Guguan, naturally all virtuous Taoist families also have mounts." Like the eight immortals who have a lot of legends in Hebei, Tie Guan Li has an iron rod and a gourd, Han Zhongli has a banana fan, Zhang Guo Lao has a paper stacked donkey, Lu Dongbin has a long sword, He Xiangu has a lotus, Han Xiangzi has a horizontal flute, Uncle Cao Guo has a jade version, Lan Caihe has a flower basket, you count the immortals of the popular legend which does not have a mount to accompany you. He waved his hand, "Don't talk about this, eldest nephew, come here, I'm here to find you." ”

As soon as I heard Li Laodao say that he was looking for me, he moved a stool to sit next to him and replied, "Uncle Li Dao, please speak." ”

Li Laodao stroked his beard and said, "Do you know what Taoism says about immortality? ”

I immediately became alert, and said with a puzzled face: "Uncle Li Dao, why are you also involved with the Immortal Palace?" ”

"Hall of Eternal Life?" Li Laodao looked noncommittal, "I've heard of it, is it the cultivation place of Guiguzi in the depths of Yunmeng Mountain?" Guiguzi is a vertical and horizontal family, although he also collects medicine and cultivates the Tao, but this 'Dao' is still different from our Taoist 'Dao'. Does the Hall of Eternal Life have anything to do with me? ”

I saw that Li Laodao didn't seem to be lying, and after thinking about it, I didn't think that this Li Laodao had any crooked thoughts, so I asked: "Since it is not related to the Palace of Eternal Life, then you ...... Come to me and say what? Phoenix? ”

Li Laodao nodded and said, "The ancients were immortal and had three methods. One method of alchemy, two methods of cultivating the mind, and three methods of inscription. Alchemy, also known as Wai Dan Huang Baizhu, "Hug Pu Zi Inner Chapter Jin Dan" cloud: 'The five grains can still live people, people get it to live, people die if they don't have it, and it is not the same as the high-grade magic medicine, which is not ten thousand times more beneficial than the five grains. Fu Jindan is a thing, and the longer it is burned, the more wonderful the change will be. Gold into the fire, two hundred refining will not disappear, buried in it, immortal. Taking these two medicines can refine people's bodies, so they can make people immortal. This cover pretends to be in the external object to be self-firm, like the fat of the fire and can not be extinguished, copper blue coated feet, into the water does not rot, this is to borrow the strength of copper to express its flesh. Jin Dan entered the body, and he was in contact with Rongwei, not only in addition to the bronze and green. 'Cultivating the mind, and cultivating one's own body, is the path of cultivation, sitting on the mortal womb of the physical body, and ascending into a feather. Inscription, through immeasurable calamities, become all the great aspirations of mortals in the world, return to the basics, and live forever. I can't reach it if I want to be fast, but I practice for a lifetime, so I will practice, so I can only give up the distance and seek the near, and seek the Dan prescription in order to achieve speed. Li Laodao paused, and when he saw that I had smoothed his words, he said again, "This time I came, I calculated that a child named Cao Zhengyi and his family would have a problem in the next few days, and I would help him solve it." ”

Li Laodao suddenly opened the topic, which caught me off guard. Originally, he was still talking about immortality, why did he get involved in the fat man and Ercui again? However, I knew Li Laodao's ability, and hurriedly promised: "Are you saying that Cao Zhengyi will suffer a big disaster?" ”

Li Laodao nodded: "That's right." When they come back this time, there will inevitably be a fairy beast that has become a spirit and will follow them back. This thing has some Taoism, and it has a cause and effect with him in his early years. ”

I thought about it, and I never thought that the fat man had offended some mountain spirit ghost. To be honest, this is a fat man's personal matter, and I can't follow him all day long, can I?

I didn't ask about the way to crack it first, since Li Laodao is here, it means that he is here to help me. I said, "I have heard a saying that the Tao is not empty, but if the Tao is empty, it will be empty. Uncle Li Dao, you talk to me about longevity, and you say that Cao Zhengyi will have a big trouble, just say it, what are you looking for me for? ”

Li Laodao smiled faintly, looked down at the big dog, and said, "I don't want to know or know anything, it was originally a matter of being entrusted with loyalty, and I talked more with you unconsciously." I'll stay with you for a few days, and I'll leave when things settle down. He patted the big dog's head dotingly, and then looked up at me again, "Eldest nephew, in order to wait for this opportunity, I have lived in the Li family for seventeen years. You have a pure temperament and a wise root, if you figure it out one day, you might as well enter my door. ”

I shook my head, this is. Not to mention that a person will wait for seventeen years because of a puzzling thing, that is, I don't know for a year, I know Li Laodao's personality, so I just think his words are perfunctory to me. Besides, Li Laodao persuaded me to enter the Daomen, I can live at least fifty or sixty years at this age, and it is better to live a life with a pure heart than to kill me directly.

"Haha. It is difficult to enter the Dao, how can you cultivate the Tao without Huigen. That's it, that's it, it's not enough. Li Laodao laughed at himself and sighed, and said again, "Big nephew, is there any chess at home, let's have a game." ”

"Okay." I'm a stinky chess basket, but it's better to have something to do than to stare at you. I knew that this Li Laodao came this time to have a deep meaning, so I acquiesced to him staying with me. Although Li Laodao said that he was entrusted by others, it is a fact that I am still in danger. Li Laodao should also be aware of it, and the two of us did not mention it by default, which can be regarded as a tacit understanding.

I used chess to play against Li Laodao, and before I knew it, time passed, and I chatted with him about the past while playing chess. I am to Li Laodao, Li Laodao is to me, I am really like an apprentice and a master, a master and an apprentice, but I have no name. People in the world say that there are three treasures of meditation: tasting tea, playing chess, and appreciating the wind and moon.

I set up a chess game with Li Laodao, and under his deliberate concessions, the two of us played in an orderly and impressive manner. Maybe it was Li Laodao who cast some spell on me when he was playing chess, and I unconsciously entered a state of indescribability and confusion - it was chess in my eyes, and what I thought in my heart was also chess at all.

The kung fu of playing against Li Laodao at this time, it was evening in a blink of an eye, and if it weren't for my stomach starting to "growl", I would even be immersed in the pleasure of the game.

By the way, the "game" in "game" and "game" originally referred to Chinese chess, but to Go.

I smiled embarrassedly: "Uncle Li Dao, you see what you want to eat, I'll make you some." Why don't I go out and buy some? ”

Li Laodao grinned: "Didn't I bring food when I came at noon?" It's hot enough for us to eat. "At the mention of eating, the ears of the big dog came to the ground, pricked up his ears, stood up, and looked back and forth at me and Li Laodao.

Li Laodao and I laughed out loud almost at the same time, and couldn't help but talk about the delicious habits of big dogs. While chatting with Li Laodao about how I picked up this female dog, and then to the bits and pieces of this female dog and me, I lit the stove to make a fire and cook.

Opening the big bag that Li Laodao brought to me when he came, I saw that there were really a lot of things, and after I was simply hot, I fried a green onion and eggs, and shouted Li Laodao to eat together.

I gave some of the food in the white bag to the big dog, and when I sat down to eat with Li Lao Daofu again, I chatted with him about chess.

There is a talk in the art of chess: take one step and see three moves. Grasp your own pace, anticipate your opponent's rhythm, and take a move to think about the opponent's next move. Of course, this is also in the category of masters, and it is not easy for me to take my own steps well.

Li Laodao chatted with me: "Look, we have seven or eight games of chess when we leave. The number of paths you take when playing chess is often forward-looking at the beginning, wanting to attack with concerns, and wanting to defend but not thoughtful. I'll give you a little trick, and you'll follow suit, and you'll be led into a trap with my rhythm. When I have a balance between the enemy and the enemy in chess, I will feed you one or two, and at this time, you will be swarmed with all the holes, leaving the veteran alone in the empty room, and I will hit you with one blow. ”

I nodded and humbly accepted: "I saw you attack me and met the enemy, I saw you defend and hesitated, I don't know whether to defend or attack, once I decide to go deep alone, I can only watch the stone sink into the sea, either eaten, or pinned down on your side......"

"People who have no foresight must have near-term worries, and it is useless to look ahead and look backward, and this is especially true for greed for merit. Playing chess is about the big picture, and you have to take your time. Li Laodao stroked his beard and smiled, pinching his fingers, "I calculated that a child with similar chess skills to you should also arrive, and you two can be good chess friends." ”

"Huh?" I took a few bites of food, raised my eyes, and said, "Who?" What did you figure out when you got old? ”

Li Laodao stood up and laughed twice: "Count you safe and sound, the great disaster will turn into blessings, and the blessings will be to the soul." ”

Here, Li Laodao's voice landed, and my doorbell was really ringed. I said in my heart that this Li Laodao's ability is too great, and I didn't slack off at my feet, so I quickly got up and opened the door.

Li Laodao was at home with me, and I didn't care about it, and opened the door directly.

When I opened the door, I was stunned: "Why are you?" ”

The man smiled and said, "What? Blocking the door and not letting you in? Brother Li. ”

"What's the ...... Where's the ...... Please come in, please come in. "I said strangely, I didn't invite him when I was in the new house, why did he come?

Li Tong was not polite, and walked to the living room. He glanced in the direction of Li Laodao, then hugged his fists and shouted softly, "Dog, you are also here." ”

The big dog suddenly burst into joy and ran towards Li Tong, almost jumping up and having a bear hug with Li Tong.

I was a little stunned for a while, when did the big dog get acquainted with Li Tong to this point? When the big dog followed me, most of the time she was a good girl, how could she instantly turn into a pure master when she saw Li Tong?

I saw Li Tong politely hugging his fists to Li Laodao, so I selectively ignored the abnormality of the big dog, and said: "Li Tong, you also know Uncle Li Dao?" ”

Li Tong hugged the big dog, kept stroking its head, and finally comforted the big dog to squat on the ground, before he looked up and smiled at me: "Well, I've known each other for a long time." He told me the other day that he wanted me to come to you this afternoon. ”

"Huh?" I was surprised for a while, and asked Li Laodao, "Uncle Li Dao, didn't you tell me......" I put on a gesture of pinching my fingers and telling hexagrams in my hand, and asked Li Laodao.

Li Laodao laughed "haha" and waved his hand again and again.

Li Tong answered: "It must be that this old man has deceived you again, what do you mean by pinching your fingers or something?" Alas, you don't know much about this old man. After Li Tong finished answering me, he raised his head at Li Laodao, looking like a debt collector who was neither big nor small, "Old man, I'm here, tell me something." ”

"Dog, come, come." Li Laodao called the big dog back and said to Li Tong and me, "You guys are playing chess here tonight." Sleepy and hungry, I made 4 catties of vegetarian dumplings! ”

Li Tong's face suddenly changed, and he smiled: "Hey, hey, old man, you said it earlier!" He turned to look at me with an incredulous expression, "You can't have eaten the vegetarian dumplings made by the old man, have you?" That's delicious. ”

I pointed to the unfinished meal on the table and asked Li Tong, "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" Sit down and eat a bit. ”

I didn't feel how delicious Li Laodao's dumplings were, but as soon as Li Tong saw my hot dumplings on the table, he walked over in a daze, not caring about my feelings as the owner of the house. However, after I saw Li Tong eating the dumplings on that plate, I felt for a moment that Li Laodao's dumplings were filled with drugs that made Li Tong addicted.

"Old man, your dumplings this time are really plain......" Li Tong rolled his eyes and said to Li Laodao, and then slowed down the speed of eating dumplings, obviously not as eager as when he first came.

When Li Tong was eating dumplings, I chatted with Li Laodao for a while. I hinted to the big dog a few times that this guy was ignoring my calls.

"Uncle Li Dao, Li Tong is what you said, the stinky chess basket like me?" I don't know Li Tong too well, but after all, the big dog also begged him for help a few times when he gave birth, and he also had a meal and a drink.

Under Li Tong's forced gaze, Li Laodao changed his words the moment he answered: "Stinky chess basket? Not counted. Half a pound against eight taels with you. You see, this matter is arranged by me, no matter what, you two don't go out, and leave all matters to the old Taoist priest to deal with. Li Laodao glanced at Li Tong deeply, and then said, "That's it, as soon as the eldest nephew passes tonight, everything will be fine." Come on, I've explained everything else to Li Tong's little baby, so you two can stay at home. Li Laodao turned around and shouted the big dog.

"Uncle Li Dao, what are you doing?" I saw that Li Laodao was leading the big dog to leave, so I hurriedly asked.

Li Tong grabbed me and smiled slightly: "Brother Li, let's wait for the good news." The old man said that you played chess well, let's have a few games. Li Tong hesitated for a moment, and then said, "By the way, let's put away the table first?" ”

Li Tong didn't see me either, and the two of us cleaned up for a while, and cleaned up the dinner table with three times and five divided by two.

I chatted with Li Tong for a while, and listened to Li Tong's meaning, Li Laodao had already made arrangements for today's events. I also made a connection with Li Laodao's words before and after, and Li Laodao's personality is still relatively reliable, so I simply stopped thinking about my own safety and compared with Li Tong.

Speaking of which, Li Laodao really didn't lie to me, and Li Tong and my chess skills were half bottle to half bottle.

Li Tong and I were classmates when we were in elementary school, and we were the same, so it was better to play chess than to have fun while playing home. After chatting for a while, I learned some secrets from Li Tong that I didn't know.

It turned out that Li Laodao and Li Tong were still in a master-apprentice relationship, which was why they didn't know it, and they were shocked when they said it.

"How did you become his apprentice? Li Laodao built a room at his head, and I didn't see what your family had to do with him? ”

Li Tong said: "That was a long time ago, when I was a child, I went to play in the big river ditch south of us and almost drowned." After being rescued by this old man, he took advantage of my youth and ignorance to deceive me, an apprentice who had picked up for nothing. You don't know, you see that he usually has five or six people, and I don't steal food from my house or something to send it to him. ”

"Huh? Why? Listen to what you mean, you and Uncle Li Dao are secretly in contact? ”

"Not really. Don't say it, this old man has some real skills to fool people, what is up and down for 5,000 years, what ancient and modern literature and science, he has nothing that he does not understand. We also want to learn some skills from others, don't we? ”

I nodded, and for a moment I understood. I took a deep breath, and while the conversation was still there, I asked Li Tong coldly: "Let me ask you something, does Uncle Li Dao have a private relationship with a person named Qin Wuye?" ”