Are there any ghosts in this world?

Zhu Tianrun didn't dare to pack a ticket, the older he gets, the more he knows, the more he knows that the world is so big, only a young man who thinks very highly of himself will feel that he knows everything, and he dares to deny everything he doesn't understand.

If it's a ghost in the building......

Even if it was a ghost in the building, Zhu Tianrun had to muster up the courage to meet for a while, just because he was hit by the death hole.

After decades of perseverance, I finally came to a dead end, even if I hit my head against the south wall, I had to try it before I was willing.

Zhu Tianrun took two steps back and closed the door. When I turned around, I didn't know when there was a cloud of velvet white behind me.

It was a cat with smooth white fur, dark blue round eyes, slender and fleshy limbs, and a neck and forepaws that were different from the coat of the body, as if wearing gloves and a scarf.

This cat from nowhere looks wonderful, elegant and quiet, which makes Zhu Tianrun breathe a sigh of relief, if it is replaced by a black cat with fierce vertical pupils, in this weird atmosphere, I am afraid it will make people gasp.

"Zhu Tianrun." The white Ragdoll opened its mouth, and a cold voice came from where it was, "Why do you want to learn Qigong?" ”

"!" Zhu Tianrun took two steps back in a row and hit the wooden door with his back, but there was no more gaffe. In an instant, Zhu Tianrun stabilized his mind, staring at the white cat in disbelief, wondering whether this was a cat demon or someone pretending to be a ghost?

Zhu Tianrun is not highly educated, but after all, he is well-informed, and he quickly thought of a possibility.

Maybe someone figured out his itinerary, trained a humane cat in advance, and then arranged some mechanisms in the building and hid an audio output device?

As if seeing the suspicion in Zhu Tianrun's eyes, the white cat slowly stood up, hugged his two front paws cross-legged across his chest like a person, and walked upright with only two hind palms.

Walking three steps in front of Zhu Tianrun, the white cat sat cross-legged, which was actually a standard meditation posture!

"Answer me, why do you want to learn qigong?"

It was still that voice, which sounded obviously closer than just now, and Zhu Tianrun's mind was blank, not knowing how to react, let alone how to answer.

Why do you want to learn Qigong?

At first, he was obsessed with qigong because he was affected by the environment and infected by the frenzied atmosphere around him, and then he saw the magic powers of the world's masters, and he was even more out of control, dreaming that he could be as otherworldly and different as a qigong master.

Later, the purpose of pursuing qigong was even simpler, not even seeking the Tao or immortality, but only wanting to be able to see that mysterious world. This is not stupid, this is a belief, a pursuit, for example, those depressed poets and painters, who have been poor all their lives, still work hard.

When a pursuit becomes a part of one's own life, any utilitarian purpose is no longer the motivation to continue to pursue, just like a climber climbs a mountain, climbing one after another, what is it seeking? Was it the experience of overcoming resistance in a difficult environment? Is it the view from the top of the mountain? Still is......

"I just want to learn, because I want to learn, so I want to learn." Zhu Tianrun exhaled vigorously a turbid breath that had been held for a long time, "No, I can't say anything else." You, dare to ask you are a human, a ghost, or a demon? ”

This white cat looked like a foreign thing, but Zhu Tianrun was still not sure whether it was a demon that had only cultivated into a spirit, or a puppet controlled by a master.

In any case, it will not be an ordinary charlatan.

The white cat didn't answer and asked: "If the tuition fee is high, and you want to smash the pot and sell iron, will you still learn?" ”

"Learn!" Zhu Tianrun blurted out without thinking.

The avenue is hard to find, and the law is not passed on lightly, he understands this truth.

"Then come with me." The white cat stood up lazily, turned its long tail lightly, then fell on all fours, stretched out its front paws as it walked slowly to the door, and with a light push of the palm, the two wooden doors creaked out, as if they had been kicked open.

Zhu Tianrun's eyes widened, is this a cat? Do cats have so much strength? If you casually stretch out your claws to have such strength, wouldn't you be able to kill people with all your strength?

Standing by the door and shaking the doorknob back and forth a few times, Zhu Tianrun didn't find any mechanism, and finally confirmed one thing: he also encountered an adventure.

"Wait! Wait a minute! Zhu Tianrun didn't bother to return the flashlight, hurriedly chased forward, and followed the white cat all the way briskly.

In the end, he is old, no matter how well his body is maintained, his physical strength is still insufficient, and when he followed the white cat into a gazebo, Zhu Tianrun was already out of breath.

In the pavilion, there was only a young man in a Taoist robe sitting at the stone table playing chess, holding a black son in one hand and a white child in the other, fighting left and right.

Qigong's earlier name was Qi Gong, which is homophonic. Qi is qi, Qi gathers and lives, and Qi dies. There are countless records of qigong in ancient Chinese literature, and it is the Taoists who put forward the concept of "nourishing qi and practicing qi" the earliest and most.

As an avid qigong enthusiast, Zhu Tianrun has a natural affection for Taoism, and he can see that the people in the pavilion are not wearing orthodox Taoist clothing, but Taoist robes evolved from the "pleats" of ancient Han costumes, which are the outer clothes of the Ming people when they were at home.

This is not deliberate, but it makes Zhu Tianrun feel natural. If this is an elaborate hoax that even such a magical white cat can pull its hands on, how could it be negligent in such obvious details?

What's more, Zhu Tianrun has to go to Zhengqitang to visit Yao Lao in Pingcheng every three or five times, and the clothes that Yao Lao wears most often are this kind of home robes.

"Here we are." The young man's body did not move, and his voice was calm, "Come and play chess." ”

"I—I'm only a backgammon." Zhu Tianrun was a little embarrassed, and then saw the white cat leading the way jumping onto the stone table to play against the young man, and he was even more embarrassed.

After embarrassment, there is ecstasy, and a cat that can speak human words and play chess is not an ordinary animal? To be able to keep a monster that has cultivated into a fine as a pet, how high is that cultivation, how deep is the Tao?

It's a pity that the world's masters are so dedicated to playing chess that they don't seem to notice Zhu Tianrun's existence.

Zhu Tianrun didn't dare to disturb the master's Yaxing, he stood patiently and waited quietly, he had been waiting for decades, and he still cared about this time?

Waiting until the black and white on the chessboard were staggered, waiting until the number of winners and losers was divided, and then waiting until the review was played, Zhu Tianrun stood until the soles of his feet were sore and his legs were numb, and finally waited for a word from the master.

"Zhu Tianrun?"

"Yes." Zhu Tianrun hurriedly stepped forward, his nose moved slightly, and he faintly smelled the fragrance of tea.

"My senior brother Yao Chen went to Beijing for state affairs, and he wrote to me before leaving to tell me something." The young Taoist priest put his hands into his wide-sleeved robe and looked at Zhu Tianrun with indifferent eyes looking down on the ants, "He said, you are sincere." When you go to the Heavenly Dharma Altar, I will come over to see if there is any fate to accept disciples. ”