Chapter 32: Apprenticeship
When I heard the female fool say my dad's name, I was shocked on the spot. As the saying goes, there is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them.
"I am Fan Jian's son. Do you really know my dad? ”
"Hmm. I remember your name was Fan Wuxing, and I changed your diapers when you were a child. Come in and say, since you're here, I'm not going out tonight. Let's have a good chat. The female fool said.
As soon as I went in with her, she closed the door.
"Would you like something to drink? Cappuccino? Latte? Whiskey? Moutai? Tsingtao beer? The female fool asked me.
The fool's eyes were generally cloudy, as if covered with a layer of mist, but her eyes were so clear that they shone brightly by the lights of the room. There is a word that seems to be called Bright as Stars, and it is said that it is this kind of eye.
Seeing her suddenly reminded me of Aunt Han Bing, the two of them were the same age. If you look at it in detail. The female fool in front of her seems to be a little more beautiful than Aunt Han Bing.
"Get me a beer." I looked at her curiously.
In addition to two stools and a round table, there was only one bed left in this room. There is no refrigerator and no wine rack. I want to see where the female fool will get the beer from.
The female fool looked at me. A mysterious smile appeared on her lips, and then I saw her pick up the thermos on the table and pour water into the teacup.
It turned out to be a joke for me, and I said that she couldn't have so many drinks in this room.
But I was still wrong.
The water in the teacup appears to be pure and colorless. When I drank it, it was really the taste of beer, or the taste of Tsingtao beer.
"Can I have another cup of Moutai?" I drank the water from the teacup and tried to speak.
"Yes. You can drink as much as you want. I used to hold you when you were a child, and now you're back here like my kid is coming back. The female fool said to me gently.
She poured me another glass of water, and this time it tasted like Moutai. After I drank it. I poured myself a glass, and as soon as I drank it, it became plain water.
"Auntie, what kind of supernatural power is this?"
"Mai's big trick is alive." The female fool said lightly.
“…; …; There's one thing that feels weird right now. "I was stimulated to speak weakly.
"What's the matter?"
"I don't understand why the pair of masters and apprentices outside said that you are a female fool, if even Mai's appearance can be called a fool, I really don't know what kind of person can be called a normal person. Is it because you wore a big padded jacket that didn't fit well? ”
"Did they trick you into coming here with the excuse that two fools were bumping into ghosts? No life, in fact, they are not wrong, I am a fool. If I wasn't stupid, how could your father leave me, and he wouldn't return to Yunguan until he died. ”
“…; …; ”
I didn't expect my dad to be a lover. He told me every day that he would hurt me if I was very wise, and I would not live long.
"Do you like to listen to stories? I'll tell you about that year. ”
…; …;
Thirty years ago, Guiyun saw two rising stars. One is my dad. The other is the female fool in front of her, named Murong Jinxiu.
The two are on par in terms of talent and understanding, but Murong Jinxiu is more competitive. Every time after learning the Dao from the old master, Murong Jinxiu would practice desperately without eating or drinking until he fully mastered it.
So every time there is a Taoist battle between the two people, Murong Jinxiu wins, and my dad loses. But my dad still beat her once, on the fairy rope. Because Murong Jinxiu has a fear of heights, and he can't overcome this miasma at all. This means that she will not be able to learn the fairy rope for the rest of her life.
This made her very unhappy, although my dad never used the fairy rope in front of her, for fear of irritating her, but she still resented it.
My dad had to say goodbye to the old man, saying that he was going down the mountain to practice, but in fact, the main reason was to avoid her, for fear that she would be sad because she would not be able to perform the fairy rope.
When my father was coming down the mountain, the old watchman said to them at the same time: "One of you is a fool. ”
The shrewd old master had already seen that his two most proud disciples had feelings for each other, so he said such things.
It was a long time after my father went down the mountain that Murong Jinxiu figured out the meaning of Lao Guan's words. She knew what she was missing and wanted to go down the mountain to find my dad, but because of her proud personality, she decided to stay in Guiyunguan and wait.
She's betting, betting that my dad will definitely come back to her.
Later, the Guiyun Temple was demolished in the turmoil, and the old master also traveled westward with a crane.
Murong Jinxiu would appear at the old site of Guiyunguan every day, and she never gave up waiting.
Finally one day. My dad came back, and he brought back a child under the age of one, who was me.
Dad said to Murong Jinxiu, this is my son, can you help me take care of him for a few days?
Murong Jinxiu is not stupid, it can be seen from the child's eyebrows and facial features that I am not my father's biological son, but the pride in her nature made her start to gamble.
She deliberately pretended not to know, wanting to wait for my dad to explain it to her.
Later, when I survived the first year of death. My dad took me down the mountain.
Never came back.
"Tell me, am I a fool?" Murong Jinxiu asked me with tears streaming down her face.
“…; …; ”
"No life, was your dad in pain when he died?"
"I don't know. But I think he should have ended up smiling. Because when he died, he had already found a woman who was more suitable for him, holding the hand of his son, and growing old with his son. ”
I don't want to hit her, but if I don't say it, I feel sorry for Aunt Han Bing.
Aunt Han Bing's love for my dad is not ashamed of others.
Murong Jinxiu was silent after listening to me. It's like shedding the tears of a lifetime of debt. Seeing her so sad, my emotions were also aroused, and I cried with her.
I was thinking that if the ugly Taoist priest came in at this time, he would definitely think of us as real fools.
The next day, the ugly Taoist priest came and called me.
"My master is right, he said that your eyes must be red and swollen when you woke up this morning." As soon as he saw me, the ugly Taoist priest said in surprise.
When I left Murong Jinxiu's room last night, she had already told me that Daoist Songmu was my father's junior brother.
I followed the ugly Taoist priest to the courtyard where the chief of the pine wood lived and saw him standing in the courtyard with his back to the door.
"Second fool, I guess you know who I am by now. I ask you now, would you like to worship me as a teacher? In the future, he will become a world walker among the third generation of disciples of Guiyunguan? Just like your dad did back then. Matsuki said solemnly.
The so-called world walking. It represents the face and the strongest strength of a Daomen.
"I do." After I finished speaking, I knelt down directly.
My answer seemed to make the ugly Taoist priest feel a little emotional, and he was very dissatisfied and said, "Master, you are too partial, aren't you?" I've been studying with you for seven or eight years, and you haven't mentioned anything about walking in the world with me, why did you talk about it as soon as he came? Why is he not me? ”
"Jiang Feng, it's not for the teacher to hit you, just for your appearance, you have done the world. Haven't you lost your face to return to Yunguan? ”
"What's wrong with being ugly? My soul is beautiful, huh? ”
"Well, it's beautiful. The salary paid to you every month, didn't you spend it on the aid sister that time? I really took some of the young ladies to be missed, and I really didn't even want my life for money. I'm not afraid of nightmares in the middle of the night. ”
"Aren't you the same? Don't talk about me. Who is secretly refining the aphrodisiac pill? Who likes to recite Tang poems when they drink too much? Birds stay in the pondside trees. Knock on the widow's door at night. What else is the bright moonlight in front of the bed, two pairs of shoes on the ground, dogs and men and women on the bed...; …; ”
Before Jiang Feng could finish speaking, Matsuki Daoist suddenly turned around. Pointing his finger at him, he said, "Among them is you." ”
There is no doubt that my three views have collapsed.
I never thought that my dad would have such a nonsensical junior brother, and I never thought that my master would be so obscene.
But since I have kowtowed, this master must not be replaced. I'm a little worried. From now on, my life will not be taken to the ditch by him. I would love to say that the old driver stop quickly, this is not the way to kindergarten.
After breakfast, Master took me into the study. After scrambling to clean up the books, newspapers and picture albums that were not suitable for children, he began to give me a formal lecture.
The first lesson was about true qi.
My father also told me about the real anger, but this time my master spoke more thoroughly and completely.
It turns out that the true qi is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, the first-class true qi is purple, noble and unparalleled, and with this kind of true qi infused with the end of the pen to draw talismans, you can reach the heavenly court without hindrance. You can even draw a diagram of the true body of the twenty-eight constellations of Zhou Tian to let the star officials obey their orders.
To do this, Jiang Ziya is the only one in the past, and it is not a joke to be crowned with a god whip.
The second-class true qi is white, you can ask the ghosts and gods, please the heavenly soldiers. Guiguzi, Zhuge Liang, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, Liu Bowen and other Taoist masters have all done this step.
Ask questions, come if you ask.
The third-class true qi is golden. You can draw ghosts, you can cut paper people, and you can be vivid. You can also perform many big tricks of Mai's appearance, such as the fairy rope, thousands of miles against the wind, living color and fragrance, etc. The third-class true qi is the most comfortable and free, and can negotiate and communicate with ghosts and gods.
The fourth-class true qi is cyan, and this kind of true qi can barely be used to draw talismans, but the material requirements for the talisman are extremely high, and it must be high-grade cinnabar and high-grade yellow paper. Before drawing the talisman, you have to bathe and bow down, and offer sacrifices.
To put it bluntly, the fourth-class true qi is a word, asking for gods and ghosts. As for whether the ghosts and gods ignore you, it depends on whether you are sincere or not, and whether the sacrifice is suitable for your appetite.
"Fan Wufang, if you want to become a world walker of Guiyunguan, you must practice the golden true qi in the shortest possible time. If you don't succeed in three months, get the hell out of me. ”