Chapter 18: The Sea

"Big things are not good!"

Everyone was shocked, Jin Wucai had already rushed forward: "Don't panic, tell the truth"

"The main hall has a secret order, the temple has changed, the Kyoto road has been broken, and the ancient road of Longhu Mountain has been changed. There are people in Beijing to respond. ”

Jin has no money and a heavy face, so the confidential information is actually delivered by the fast horse spy instead of the carrier pigeon, there is only one possibility, the carrier pigeon is intercepted, and the fast horse spy does not know how many people have to break before one of them breaks out of the encirclement.

Jin Wushu said to Xu Fei: "The main hall said that the temple has changed, and the road to the capital is blocked, so it seems that the court must be biased towards the supreme gate forces, and the state capital soldiers are mobilized, and the court is the enemy head-on. ”

The incident happened suddenly, Jiangnan Yanyulou is trying its best to deal with the dumping of the imperial court temple, the two can no longer have a bright relationship with the Jiangnan Yanyulou, which is equivalent to giving people a handle and the imperial court, only to enter the mountain first, go straight to the edge of the East China Sea, find a guide who knows the ancient road at the junction of the mountains and the sea, and have a connection with the door when they arrive in Kyoto.

The two did not dare to delay, immediately went south, and within a day, they entered the mountains of the mountains, and before they reached the East China Sea, the mountains were gentle, the canyon road between the valleys was wide, and the mountain villages were scattered dotted among them.

On this day, we came to the easternmost side of the mountain range, a village between the mountains and the sea is surrounded by mountains and seas, light boats and fishing boats on the sea are dotted, seagulls and water birds are circling, fishing songs and nets are drying on the beach, smoke curls in the village, and chickens and dogs smell each other. Xu Fei is a lander, and when he saw the sea for the first time, he was very excited.

Seeing that the vastness of the sea was far wider than the widest river he had ever seen, his heart seemed to suddenly unfold, and the whole person's insight and mind seemed to be stronger by a level, and he had an epiphany about the world and the comprehension of martial arts.

The depth of the sea is even more unfathomable, and I feel that people are really like a drop in the ocean compared to it, incomparably small, how to exist between heaven and earth, only to be integrated with all things in heaven and earth.

There was once an enlightened person who asked a Zen master and said, "No matter who or what I am in my current realm, it is like a glimpse of a cold pool in my heart, and only the shadow of a bird flying over the cold pool is reflected in my heart, but my heart is not shocked.

The Zen master said: "The snow on both sides of the reed flowers, the river is autumn in a day." "No more words, this proverb has no self, only no self, only this reed flower, the river, oneself and all things in the heaven and earth, so that the Tao can be attained.

After life and death, he was enlightened, Xu Fei traveled through another world, and his soul and perception were already very abnormal people. For a time, it was like an initiation, and people stood quietly like sculptures on the seaside.

Xu Fei's face is like a flat mirror, quietly watching the sea, looking at the waves like thousands of horses rushing and neighing, and like a thousand lions and beasts roaring and fighting, thousands of ingenuity, all kinds of changes in this endless change of nature, like rice grains and pearls competing for its brilliance, stones and Mount Tai want to be more important than the weight.

Martial arts energy, all changes are inseparable from their ancestors, between heaven and earth to take the way of nature as the masterpiece, Xu Fei quietly faced the sea, his expression was as usual. The Changsheng Hou beside him had a strange feeling, feeling that Xu Fei's body seemed to suddenly become tall and as if some illusory people did not exist, and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

In this turbulent tide and looking at the sea, Xu Fei's body and mind have undergone great changes, and he has been inspired by heaven and earth, which used to be like a few pearls rolling into the crack of the door of the secret room, but now it is like the door being opened, and the secret room has been excavated and expanded to open up to the cave in the belly of the mountain. The pearls are still those pearls, but the place of accommodation has become an endless treasure trove of tolerance.

Xu Fei stood on the top of the seaside mountain, the agitation in his chest couldn't help himself, like a fish in his throat without vomiting unpleasantly, remembering the view of Cao Cao that he had read, blurted out and recited.

The east is adjacent to the Jieshi to view the sea.

The water is surging, and the mountains and islands are sturging.

The trees are overgrown and the grass is abundant.

The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are surging.

The journey of the sun and the moon, if out of it;

The stars are splendid, if out of it.

Fortunately, even ya, the song is a song.

This poem is majestic, generous and sad, with the spirit of a hero swallowing heaven and earth, Xu Feiwu has an epiphany, a thousand miles a day, and the ancients have a common mind, and there is a feeling.

The Changsheng Marquis next to him was quite surprised when he heard it, and couldn't help but say: "The young man also knows this view of the sea? This poem has been circulated here for more than 20 years, and I don't know who made it, but it is majestic and magnificent, swallowing the world, it is really a hero's feelings, but unfortunately the author did not leave a name, only this poem remains, I really want to see it in my lifetime, and the poems and essays are heart-to-heart." ”

Xu Fei said secretly in his heart, I chanted the poems of celebrities is an anonymous old work for some reason, but you recite the poems but they are all felt and passed down through the ages, this thing that relies on the separation of different worlds to show off talent is really impossible to do, God doesn't want to help.

The two of them were all interested in watching the sea, looking for a mountain path and going straight to the cape fishing village that they had just overlooked, and they entered the village to see carefully, this fishing village is not big, only dozens of families, and every family has a boat to fish for a living. Because of its remote location, there is no official government to exploit it, but it is a peaceful and quiet life, and it is happy.

Another peculiarity of this fishing village is that the villagers do not build houses with thatched roofs, because the sea breeze is fierce, and ordinary thatched roofs cannot withstand hurricanes.

The fishermen in this place have a special seaweed, which is a large-leaf seaweed that grows in the shallow sea, which is emerald green when fresh, and becomes purple-brown after being scooped up and dried, which is very flexible, and is not afraid of insects and moths as a roof, and is not afraid of sea breeze erosion, and is warm in winter and cool in summer.

The houses are made of stone walls, and the roofs are high and have a triangular shape. This seaweed-made roof can last for more than 40 years without rainfall. With a little repair, the seagrass roof can shelter from the wind and rain for one or two hundred years, which is indeed the crystallization of the wisdom of the people.

Both of them were not born by the sea, and they were surprised to see it, Xu Fei and Changshenghou were both brightly dressed, both leading high-headed horses, luggage and leather bags, and they were strangers at a glance, and the villagers all looked at the two secretly with little panic but curious eyes.

Xu Fei and Changshenghou were also quite embarrassed to be looked at, this place is in the middle of nowhere, there is not even a wine store and inn, and they don't know where to go for a while.

At this time, an old man who looked like a village chief came in front of him, with white hair and long beard, but his feet were walking like flying, his waist was straight and his body was tough.

Changshenghou hurriedly replied first: "The two of us are inland people, we have never been to the edge of the sea, and we have increased our experience by studying abroad, and it is really accidental to come here, I don't know where to stay here?"

The old man smiled heartily: "Our small fish village is rare on weekdays, they are all villagers, there is no inn, since the two of you have no place to stay, then deign to live in my house temporarily, I don't know what to do." ”

Xu Fei was very happy when he heard the old man being so gracious, and he only heard Changshenghou say: "Thank you for the kindness of the old man, for being so disturbed, the cost of food and accommodation will definitely be rewarded." ”

When the old man heard this, he waved his hand: "Where does this come from, the distinguished guests are here, it should be a good hospitality, this is our folk custom that has been passed down from generation to generation here, don't mention money again." ”

The two led the horse and followed the old man to the residence, which is a courtyard at the easternmost end of the village, the front of the yard goes straight to the sea, the beach is like a golden plain, the clear blue sea pushes up the layers of snowflake-like waves, and you can watch the sea and enjoy the sun while sitting in the courtyard, which is really a good place.

The courtyard is very wide, the south side has set up a wooden frame, dried a lot of fresh fish and dried fish, there are many kinds, the two of them are a kind of unrecognizable, there is a chicken coop on the north wall, there are seven or eight Luhua chickens, the son of the old man goes out to sea to fish, the daughter-in-law and the two sons dare not come out in the room, or the old man even called before he came shyly and said hello to the two.

At dinner, the old man killed a chicken and stewed it, and the others were all kinds of seafood, all kinds of fresh fish, as well as strange-shaped seafood that the two had never seen, a bunch of soft tentacles with egg-sized heads, a fragrant snail that resembled a bird's head, and a pot of fishy salted egg custard that covered his nose, and asked the old man that this was a very small shrimp ground into sauce and steamed with egg custard. The two of them feasted, and there was no need to elaborate.

Get up early in the morning and discuss with Xu Fei: "Here go north to the cliffs, dangerous peaks stand, no guide is impossible to find the sheep intestine ancient road, this is the junction of the northern mountain range, there should be a guide who knows the path, today you can ask the old man, and then carefully visit." Xu Fei nodded yes.

After breakfast with the old man's family, Changshenghou spoke: "The two of us are here to find the ancient road of the northern mountain range, to find the traces of the ancients, to follow in the footsteps of the ancestors, to increase the knowledge of the study experience, I wonder if the old man knows that there are any capable people who know the ancient roads here?"

The old man listened to the silence for a long time, and muttered in his mouth: "You nobles prefer to seek some hardships for yourself, the mountains in the north are extremely dangerous, and the mountains are steep and landslides are very common, alas, there is one who knows the path, but this man lives here alone, he is not young, he lives in this village for several months every year, and other days it is said that the merchants live in the city, but they are easy to get along with, and now they happen to be in the village, so let's try it." ”

The two of them were overjoyed when they heard this, but they didn't expect it to go so smoothly, so they quickly thanked the old man, and after resting, they followed the old man to the person's residence.

This person's residence is not in the village group, it is at the foot of the mountain at a high place, the house is not a fisherman's long-term residence of the seagrass house, is a blue brick and black tile, the courtyard wall is tall, the hall house beams and pillars are carved red, it is a gorgeous northern style mansion, although the scale is not large, but it can also be seen that this person's financial resources and insight are by no means comparable to the fishermen here.

Seeing that he arrived at the door of the house, the old man was still introducing the owner of the house: "This person lives here and watches the sea by the sea all the time, and sees the villagers are kind and tight. ”

"I don't know what this person is called?" Xu Fei asked.

"Cao Cao"