Master pointed to the distance and said to me, "The entrance to the old Huang family's underground palace is in that place. ”

I looked in the direction of Master's finger and saw that the other side of the river bank was completely shrouded in a thick white mist, and there was a very large shadow in the mist, which looked like a huge mountain.

Strange as it may have been, we were not too far from the other side of the river, but the fog did not affect us at all, only on the other side of the river.

Huang Changrong finally stopped the boat next to a small island in the middle of the river, and after disembarking from the boat, he crossed a reed field and saw a house made of pure wood in the distance.

There are also several vegetable plots in the open space in front of the house, and some vegetables are grown in the fields.

Looking at this place, it looks like a retreat for self-cultivation, and looking at the vigorous growth of those vegetables, this place seems to be taken care of from time to time.

When we came to the door, Master told us to stay where we were and wait, while he went into the house alone.

After a while, I heard Master say in the room, "What is a Buddha? ”

Immediately, an unfamiliar voice responded: "I am a Buddha, you are also a Buddha, everything in the world, flowers and plants, is a Buddha...... Hey? Master Chai Shi, why are you back? ”

After that, I heard my master shouting from inside the house, "Come in." ”

When I entered the house, I saw an old man sitting on the wooden floor, who looked scruffy, his clothes almost shredded, his gray hair was disheveled over his shoulders, and his beard was equally long, gray, and equally disheveled.

But this person's face is very kind, and his body exudes an aura of affinity similar to that of Senior Brother Zhuang.

After Huang Changrong and Huang Changsheng entered the house, they folded their hands and saluted the old man: "Master Chengyun." ”

This person is the great monk Chengyun in my master's mouth? But isn't a monk supposed to have no hair?

But I can only think about this kind of question in my heart, but I don't dare to ask it, looking at Master Chengyun's age, he must also be my elder, and I can see that Master and him seem to be old friends, if I say anything disrespectful at this time, Master may want to scold me.

So I also hugged my fist at the old man and said, "Master Chengyun." ”。

At this time, Liu Shangang asked my master on the side: "Is this person a monk?" Why do you have such long hair? ”

Master smiled and didn't speak, and Master Chengyun also smiled and said, "Isn't it a monk if you have hair?" Could it be that if the little donor changes his clothes, he won't be called Liu Shangang? ”

Liu Shangang's eyes widened and he looked at Master Chengyun in surprise: "Do you recognize me?" ”

But Master Chengyun's answer made people very confused: "I may not recognize you, you may not recognize me, I may not recognize me, and you may not recognize you." What you recognize is just a shell, and what you don't recognize is just a floating cloud and an illusion. Does it still matter to you whether you recognize it or not? ”

At that time, I was thinking, how can this old man speak inexplicably, could it be crazy?

My master casually found a chair and sat down, and said with a smile: "The great monk always likes to talk with a Zen machine, so that it seems that his Taoism is higher than others. ”

Master Chengyun also smiled at my master: "What kind of Zen machine is not Zen machine, when I see the young man, I am happy in my heart, I just want to tease him." But it's true that I'm a high Taoist, and if any of you are interested in Buddhism, you can worship me as a teacher, and the tuition fee can be discussed. ”

As he spoke, he looked at me again, raised his eyebrows and said, "This little donor, is it possible that you are open to the eyes of heaven?" Well, yes, yes, I see that you have a strange skeleton and a decent face, if you can take refuge in Buddhism, you will definitely be able to cultivate a rare Buddha relationship. Otherwise, you can worship me as a teacher, as long as you provide me with food and drink, and the tuition will be free. ”

When he said this, my master kept frowning, and as soon as he finished speaking, my master said on the side: "He is Zuo Youdao, my apprentice!" ”

Master Chengyun rolled his eyes at my master helplessly: "Look at you, why are you still serious?" I didn't know he was your apprentice, so I teased him. ”

My master also looked helpless: "You are talking and breaking the precepts." ”

Master Chengyun was happy: "Monks don't speak, but I'm not a monk. ”

Liu Shangang couldn't help but interject again: "Aren't you a monk, why aren't you a monk?" ”

Master Chengyun: "Does a monk have to be a monk?" Does a monk have to be a monk? ”

"Monk, isn't it just a monk?" Liu Shangang asked with some uncertainty.

Master Chengyun: "Of course the monk is a monk, so do you need to ask?" ”

My master probably couldn't stand it anymore, so he interrupted the conversation between Liu Shangang and Master Chengyun: "Okay, Fat Dun, don't discuss this kind of thing with the great monk, you will be surrounded by him after a while." ”

After finishing it, the master said to Master Chengyun: "Huang Qixiao's current whereabouts are unknown, I plan to take Youdao and them to the underground palace tomorrow, what do you think about this." ”

Master Chengyun shook his head: "The fog does not disperse, and it is difficult to find the entrance to the underground palace. In my opinion, it's still here to wait for the rabbit, and that group of people will go to that place sooner or later. ”

As Master Chengyun spoke, I saw a meaningful expression on his face.

My master stared at Master Chengyun for a while, and nodded: "Well, it's okay to wait for the rabbit." ”

Master Chengyun smiled slightly, and then stopped talking, and after about a few seconds, his temperament became very quiet and peaceful, and he seemed to have entered a certain state of concentration.

My master lit a dry cigarette and smoked it slowly.

Huang Changsheng took Huang Yulian to clean up the bed we were going to sleep in tonight, while Huang Changrong sat in the hall, took out a very small wine jug from his arms, and drank the wine silently.

It was about six o'clock, and from this time until the next morning, no one in the wooden house spoke, including me, Liang Houzai, and Liu Shangang, and Huang Yulian made a meal at ten o'clock, and during the meal, I could only hear the sound of chopsticks and bowls colliding, and the sound of my master gobbling up.

Nothing happened overnight.

Early the next morning, Master took Liang Houzai and me to practice as usual, while Liu Shangang ran in circles around the edge of the island by himself.

After the morning exercise, it was normally time to have breakfast, but the master greeted Liu Shangang, pulled the three of us to the river, and said to us, "You three take off your clothes. ”

Liu Shangang's mouth was quick, and he immediately asked my master: "Why are you doing this?" ”

The master said, "Just by the river, I will teach you to close the qigong now, and in the future, the three of you will often go to the tomb together, the things in the tomb are difficult to say, any situation may be encountered, and one more means will give you more protection of life." Stop talking nonsense, take off your clothes and go to the river! ”

Qigong, Master mentioned it once when he taught me to swim, but at that time I was still young, and Master said that my body had not grown well and was not suitable for practice.

The three of us undressed and went into the water one by one. Although it was summer, the river was still very cold in the morning, and I got goosebumps as soon as I entered the water.

Master pointed to the surface of the river and said to us, "Sink down and try to see how long you can hold your breath." ”

My master said so, and I could only take a long breath and sink into the water.

When I first got into the water, Liang Houzai and I made each other look at each other jokingly, but within a few seconds, I obviously felt a little stuffy in my chest, and I didn't dare to make unnecessary movements, so I held my breath quietly.

Liang Houzai and I have been practicing for several years, and our breath is relatively long, and we also know how to make the wisp of breath in our chest condense and not messy, but Liu Shangang can't do it, he rushed out of the water after about a minute, and I saw through the clear river that he was panting constantly.

After a while, I couldn't do it anymore, so I could only rush out of the water, panting like Liu Shangang.

But Liang Houzai was still sinking in the water, and my master signaled Liu Shangang and I not to make too many movements, so as not to disturb Liang Houzai.

Time passed like this, minute by minute, and my master held Liu Shangang's watch in his hand and stared silently.

Liu Shangang and I cautiously climbed ashore, Liu Shangang stared at the watch in my master's hand and asked my master: "Grandpa Chai, how long have I been holding back?" ”

While staring at the second hand on the dial, Master responded, "You, one and a half minutes, not bad." Youdao is four minutes, which is already very powerful. Now let's see how long the thick load can hold. ”

After Master's words, we fell into a quiet wait together.

I also approached Master and stared at the dial in his hand, and ten seconds passed, thirty seconds passed, and one minute passed...... Liang Houzai still didn't move, I was worried that something would happen to Liang Houzai, just like going over to take a look, but the master stretched out his hand to block me and signaled me not to move.

It wasn't until the minute hand on the dial had gone a full four divisions that Master became nervous, and he pushed me and said to me anxiously, "Hurry up, pull the heavy load up." ”

As soon as Master finished speaking, I heard a "bang", and Liang Houzai himself came out of the water, and he, like us, kept panting after coming out of the water.

My master looked at him with a look of surprise: "It's been almost nine minutes, and I'm about to catch up with the world record!" ”

That's what the master should have said at the time, but he didn't say how long the world record was, for this, I also checked it just now, and the current underwater breath-holding world record is 22 minutes, but that seems to be pure oxygen breath-holding, that is, how long does the person who holds his breath underwater inhale pure oxygen before diving into the water, I haven't found the record of air breath-holding, and I don't know how long it is.

But in any case, Liang Houzai's breath-holding time at that time was close to nine minutes, which is unbelievable for me now.

Liang Houzai stood in the water, his face was a little pale, and the whole person looked confused.

I asked him tentatively, "How are you feeling now, are you okay?" ”

It took him a long time to react, rubbing his temples and saying, "It's fine, it's just dizzy." ”

My master was very surprised at the time: "Houzai, how can you hold your breath for so long, have you practiced Qi-Closing Gong before?" ”