Wutian walked out of the dense forest, slowly walked in front of the big man, and said, "This big brother, is the dead old man your relative?"

The big man looked at him in surprise and nodded, "He is my father." ”

Wutian asked, "Then why didn't you cry and be sad?"

Dahan smiled bitterly: "My father worked hard to raise me as an adult, and now that he is gone, how can I not be sad? How can I not want to cry? But my father told me on his deathbed that death is only the beginning, and there is no need to grieve too much for him." ”

"Death is just the beginning!"

Hearing this, Wutian's eyes burst out with two brilliant rays of light!

It was a very simple sentence, but for him, it was undoubtedly a light in the darkness, illuminating the path ahead of him.

After death, entering reincarnation and being reborn as a human being is not a new beginning?

In other words, death is not the end, but a beginning.

He vaguely felt that he had stepped into the threshold of the true mystery of life and death, but he had not yet penetrated it.

"Thank you, big brother, for your advice. ”

He bowed to the grave, bowed to the big man, turned and disappeared into the dense forest.

Seeing this, the big man shook his head, full of puzzlement.

A few months later, he unintentionally came to a village and found a family with mournful cries.

After some inquiry, he learned that there was a couple who had just given birth to a baby, but unfortunately, the child had just come out of the mother's womb and died.

Wutian was silent for a long time, sighed, and turned to leave.

Hearing this tragedy, he realized another truth, life may not be the beginning, it may also be the end, just like this unfortunate child.

Next, Wutian wandered through various mortal villages.

The reason why he wandered around the mortal village was because the life of a mortal was the real mortal.

He wants to comprehend the true mystery of life and death in the mortal world.

One month.

Two months.

year.

Two years.

In the past two years, he has seen many people die, seen many babies born, and has a deeper understanding of the mystery of life and death.

Initially, he thought.

To be alive is to be alive, to be hopeful, to begin.

Death, which represents death, represents despair, represents the end.

However, these are only appearances.

He deeply remembered the words of the old man in the cloth, and his appearance would confuse people's eyes.

Before, he just believed in these appearances too much.

And now, he summed it up.

Life and death seem far away, but in fact there is only one step apart, the ultimate of life is death, and the ultimate of death is life.

But there was another thing that he couldn't figure out, which made him very irritable.

On this day, he returned to the original river, where he met the old man in the cloak who was fishing.

But today is different, today the sun is shining, and the heat is baking the earth.

In the same way, two years later, the old man is getting older, but he still sits by the river, not afraid of the scorching sun, and concentrates on fishing.

Wutian walked over and said with a smile: "Old man, I didn't expect to meet you again." ”

The old man looked at it and smiled lightly: "Young man, it's you, are you looking for something?"

Wutian sat next to the old man, looked at the float in the water, and said, "Yes, I have been looking for an answer, but for more than two years, I have not been able to find it, which makes me very confused and irritable. ”

The old man said: "Then you say it and let me hear it, although I am just an ordinary old man, after all, I have lived for sixty or seventy years, and I have a little understanding of life, and I may be able to answer a question or two for you." ”

"Then thank you in advance, old man. ”

Wutian smiled slightly and said, "Don't hide it from the old man, in fact, what I have been looking for is the true meaning of life and death. ”

"The true meaning of life and death?"

The old man was slightly stunned, shook his head and said, "Actually pursuing this ethereal question, you young man, you are really full and have nothing to do." ”

Wutian smiled bitterly.

The old man was silent for a while, and said hoarsely: "Young people, everyone has different perceptions of life and death.

For example, in my understanding, life is a state, and death is a stillness.

Life is hope, death is twilight;

Life is reincarnation, death is the other side;

Flowers bloom is life, flowers fall is death;

In fact, it's useless to say more, life is short, it's better to live happily, die peacefully, if you talk about the real mystery of life and death, in fact, it is not difficult to understand, young man, have you ever heard a sentence, don't know death, don't know life?"

"I don't know death, but I don't know life?"

Wutian pondered carefully, and immediately became enlightened, suddenly enlightened, and got up and bowed: "Thank you for your teachings." ”

The old man shook his head and said, "It's just me saying it casually, don't take it so seriously." ”

Although the old man said it casually, but for the younger generation, a thousand words are gold, please accept the younger generation's three bows. Wutian clasped his hands into fists and made three big salutes.

The old man smiled: "It seems that you already have the answer in your heart, then go home, don't hinder the old man and me from fishing here." ”

"The juniors said goodbye. ”

Wutian arched his hand and turned around and walked in the direction of Dragon Village.

After he disappeared completely, the old man slowly got up, took off the hat on his head, and revealed an old face, but this face was actually slowly changing, and after a while, a middle-aged man with vicissitudes of life on his face manifested himself.

"Although I can help you, I still hope that you can be reborn by hard work, work hard, your mother and I are looking forward to your coming home. ”

The middle-aged man whispered, then slowly faded away, and finally disappeared without a trace.

Three months later!

Dragon Village, Yard.

Wutian finally returned to this home.

The two little ones immediately got together, chattering and asking, and their eyes were full of concern.

More than two years have passed, Shao Chen is fifteen years old and has become a beautiful man, and Shao Ling is also fourteen years old, both of whom are much more mature than before.

The yard is still the same as before leaving, clean and tidy, indicating that the two are not lazy.

Wutian sat on the table and chair and said with a smile: "Shao Chen, you are almost sixteen years old!"

"I will be sixteen years old in six months, Uncle Ugly, you said that when I am sixteen years old, help me open ninety-nine spiritual veins, and you can't break your word. Shao Chen said with a smile.

Wutian smiled: "That's natural, from today onwards, you don't have to do housework." ”

Shao Chen was pleasantly surprised: "Really?"

Shao Ling hurriedly said, "Uncle Ugly, what about me?"

Wutian looked at Shao Ling and said, "You are still the same as before, and you have to bear all the housework alone." ”

"All?"

Shao Ling stared at Wutian dumbfounded, and then said angrily: "Why don't Shao Chen have to do it, and I still have to take on all the housework, aren't you obviously partial?"

Seeing the grievances on his little sister's face, Shao Chen's face turned red, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, coughed a few times, and said, "Little sister, don't be so rude." ”

"You flash me aside. ”

Shao Ling glared at him fiercely, and then looked at Wutian, gritted his teeth, his eyes were vicious, and he seemed to say again, if you don't give a satisfactory explanation today, my aunt and grandmother will not serve.

"I haven't finished my sentence yet, why are you in a hurry?"

Wutian shook his head helplessly, pointed ahead, and said lightly: "Shao Chen, if you see that mountain peak, I want you to raze it to the ground within half a year, and you are not allowed to use cultivation, you can only use the dagger in your hand." ”

Shao Chen looked down and saw that ten miles ahead, there was a mountain that was more than 1,000 zhang high, covering an area of hundreds of zhang!

At that moment, Shao Chen's eyes were glaring angrily, and his eyeballs were about to fall out.

Such a giant peak, if it is to be leveled in half a year, it can't be used for cultivation, just kidding!

Moreover, the giant peak is full of stones, and even if there is a dagger that sharpens iron like clay, it will be difficult to complete!

Just kidding, uncle must be joking.

Shao Chen muttered in his heart.

"Haha, you deserved to laugh at me just now. ”

At this moment, Shao Ling smiled gloatingly.

Compared to this difficult task, doing housework seems to be much easier.

"Little girl, shut your mouth. ”

Shao Chen said angrily, looking flatteringly at Wutian.

Wutian smiled: "Go quickly, if you don't complete the task, I won't help you." ”

Shao Chen looked at him blankly and asked, "Do you really want to do this?" Uncle, can you discuss it?"

Wutian shook his head without any discussion.

At that moment, Shao Chen seemed to be stuck in his throat by something, unable to say a word, and his face was full of bitterness.

Seeing this, Shao Ling smiled even more exaggeratedly, crossed his waist, and said: "What do you do with so much nonsense, if the uncle tells you to go, you will go, otherwise, there will be no food for you at noon." ”

"You little girl, remember it for me. ”

Shao Chen glared at the little sister angrily, carrying the dagger, and walked towards the mountain peak with full anger.

Although I was extremely unhappy, I fought for the sake of the ninety-nine meridians!

Shao Ling grimaced at her brother's back, and then seemed to think of something, looked at Wutian, and asked worriedly: "Uncle ugly, will you let me do the same in the future?"

Wutian smiled: "No, after all, you are a girl, this kind of thing is not suitable for you." ”

"Then I'll rest assured, I'll go to the back mountain to chop wood, and I'll cook a few good dishes for you later, and wash the dust for you, Uncle Ugly, tell you, my cooking skills are not ordinary. ”

Shao Ling patted his chest, breathed a sigh of relief, then grabbed the dagger and ran happily towards the back mountain.

Wutian shook his head and smiled, looked at the sky in the distance, a trace of relief rose on his face, and the whole person looked extremely relaxed, and whispered: "Next, let me live this life quietly." ”

I don't know death, but I don't know life?

The meaning of this sentence is that if you have not died, how can you appreciate the true meaning of death?

If you haven't died, how can you be born again?

He didn't know if the old man was hinting at something, but he had already understood the true meaning of life and death, and if he wanted to be reborn, he had to die first.

Of course, this kind of death does not include suicide, self-harm, because then there is no point.

He has to experience in the mortal dust, experience the mortal dust, see through the mortal dust, comprehend the mortal dust, until he slowly grows old and dies naturally.

This is the true meaning of the world and the realization of the mystery of life and death!

In this way, you can truly break out of the cocoon into a butterfly and regain your life!