When I heard it, I didn't care about the golden gourd tribute tea in my hand, or the silver gourd tribute tea.

Raising his head, he saw that the senior was holding the ball of yellow paper with one hand, and slowly picked it up with the other.

It was a black mess that I had been rummaging around in the utility room before, but I had never found it. In my eyes, the senior pinched it twice, and it was still an elastic gelatinous substance.

What can make this senior a little excited, I'm afraid it's not ordinary. I was too curious, and I didn't care about any face-saving issues, so I immediately turned my head and asked Master, "Master, what is this black thing?" ”

Before the master could speak, the senior said, "Didn't your master tell you, this thing is of no use to you, but it is a priceless treasure to me." But to get him, I need the power of the sun, so I can't get it. ”

"Oh, I see, I see." I nodded, as if I didn't understand, but in fact, I was thinking, I know you're big!

The senior looked at me holding the shelf, and couldn't help but smile and said to me, "Hehe, what do you know, I'll explain it to you." ”

It's just that that smile looks so gloomy in my eyes. When I heard his words, I scratched my head a little embarrassedly and said to him, "Hehe, the senior is worthy of being the senior, and he knows everything." ”

After listening to me, it seemed that I thought about it, and my senior immediately said to me: "You call me senior, I feel that I am very old, it is better for you to call me uncle." ”

Master immediately refused: "No, it seems a little disrespectful to you, right?" ”

"You guys don't pay the most attention to hypocesis, why is it that your mother-in-law is up now?" After listening to my master's words, the senior responded.

I heard a hint of impatience in it, and immediately said: "Master, I don't care if I am respectful or disrespectful, my predecessors don't care, I guess I call him an old man, and he agrees!" ”

Before my master could say anything, the old man seemed to be happy, and slapped the table: "Well said, it's okay to call me an old man." Shouyi, although you are also dedicated to the Tao, with outstanding talent, and have achieved remarkable achievements so far, in addition to experience and experience, his perception of the Tao is probably much higher than yours. The Tao is natural, although you are free and easy, but it is not enough to be free and easy, although your apprentice has concerns, he also has no worries. Holding the Yuan Shouyi in this simple state is easier to obtain the essence of the Tao than if you concentrate on cultivation and ignore mundane things. ”

The first time I saw Master, who was sweating profusely, Master's eyes were glazed for about a minute, and then he came back to his senses: "Old man, I'm sleepy, I want to sleep." Without waiting for the consent of his seniors, he stood up and dragged his coat, went to bed and lay down, and with the sound of snoring, the master actually fell asleep.

"Hehe, the son can be taught." The senior said with a smile, and I listened with a confused expression, "Go, this little fellow Daoist, don't disturb your master." ”

When I heard this, I followed the seniors, although I could not be respectful in my mouth, but I must be in awe in my heart.

I followed him to a tree in front of the thatched hut and sat down on the ground.

"Old man, I asked my master a question many times, but he didn't tell me, that's it, I'd like to ask you." I finally couldn't help myself and asked my biggest question.

"Hehe, what kind of existence do you want to ask me?" Although he was asking me, his tone was unmistakable.

I nodded, "yes, actually, the first time I saw you, it started to bother me." ”

"I don't know, including a lot of people who know me, and they don't know what I am. However, everyone has an identity, and this identity is actually predestined by nature, for example, I was born to guard the grave of the world. The senior pondered for a moment and began to explain to me, "Do you know any Taoist priests? ”

My predecessors actually asked me a Taoist priest, what is a Taoist priest? This question makes me a little confused, if someone asks me, I will definitely answer: Lao Tzu is a Taoist. But I really don't dare to my seniors.

What is a Taoist priest? I didn't answer in a hurry, I thought about what Uncle Shi explained to me.

In ancient China, the definition of what could be called a "scholar" was actually very strict. Each of our dynasties has famous scholars, although the positioning is different, but there is one thing in common, that is, the status is very noble, the power covers the sky, it is the aristocratic class at that time, and the commoners are not worthy of being called scholars. But now, who is the powerful? It's all poor, right? Only profound knowledge can be called a scholar! This is how books such as "Book of Han" and "Book of the Later Han" were evaluated. The current Taoist priest, whether it is true or not, calls himself a Taoist priest by virtue of his little insect carving skills. If you are not proficient in the five techniques of metaphysics, there is no high-ranking official Houlu, and you are abducted and deceived every day, how can you be called a Taoist priest.

Thinking of this, I raised my head and said to my seniors: "Proficient in numerology Feng Shui Chinese medicine divination, knowledgeable, and your own background has accumulated to a certain height, you can be called a Taoist priest, right?" ”

I originally thought that if I said this, I could get a thumbs up from my seniors, after all, it was the second uncle who pointed me out, but I didn't expect my seniors to shake their heads and say four words: "Put the cart before the horse!" ”

"Huh? What do you mean! Ask the seniors to solve their doubts! "I really don't understand, and immediately respectfully ask him for the old man's advice, after all, his existence, casual two words, are wise words,

He nodded: "A person who can only do numerology and feng shui Chinese medicine divination is not a Taoist, a Taoist priest is a person who cultivates the Tao and enlightens the Tao." Your previous explanation is far-fetched, putting the cart before the horse, Taoist priest, Taoist priest, Tao before the priest, so I said that you put the cart before the horse, you care too much about the priest, I'm afraid that the person who taught you the Tao before is already a very high position, right? ”

I really don't know the identity of the second uncle, but judging from the dress and situation, it is indeed an aristocratic class, I nodded and listened to the seniors continue.

"Those who are proficient in the five arts of metaphysics can only be said to be warlocks, not Taoists. As pointed out in the Tao Te Ching, Taoist priests are enlightened and teach people how to achieve the realm of the unity of heaven and man. Some people think that a Taoist priest is a fortune teller, and only when he cultivates and enlightens is he called a Taoist priest. There are also many people who want to be Taoist priests, but the ridiculous reason for becoming a Taoist priest is to learn fortune telling or the five techniques of metaphysics. It's ridiculous! Obviously, these techniques are just to assist Taoist priests in comprehending the Dao Method. It is necessary to understand the meaning of the Tao in order to truly understand the Tao. And don't use the heart of seeking and the heart of doing to delusionally correspond to the way of inaction. ”