Chapter 37: On Goodness
"Stupid!" Su Chan was not lightly angered by Yi Seventeen, and scolded sharply: "The old drunkard has saved the two of you from thousands of miles, and the poor road is also running around to stop the wind and snow, in order to give you more time, so that Li Qianchen can recover, so that you can grow quickly, but now you want to go back to Shifangke?" Not to mention whether Li Qianchen will go crazy when he learns about this, where do you place Ji'an Temple? The Ten Directions consider themselves to be the guardians of the human world, and the Quartet Holy Land is the first to look at it, what they represent is the right way in the human world, and your defection to the Ten Directions is the opposite way, and to save you is to help the abuse, Ji'an Temple has always been out of the world and now because you are involved in this dispute, you have to confess your sins at this time, and the poor road asks you, what crime have you committed? If you really violate the precepts of the Ten Directions, you will be sent back! ”
was reprimanded by Su Chan pointing his nose, but Yi Seventeen was speechless, he didn't do anything wrong, and the charge was even more unfounded, it was an excuse made by the king of people to arrest him and go back to Shifang, he was not guilty, so he ran away.
But in the past six months, because of how many people have been hurt by this trumped-up crime, Li Qianchen's meridians have been completely destroyed and become wasted, Yunxu Xiu has been abolished and reduced to a wasted person, and those who have pursued the two of them along the way with the killing order of the ten directions, they are just acting on orders, Yi Seventeen and Li Qianchen are also self-defense and counterattack, both sides are not wrong, but they are both casualties.
Yi Seventeen thought about going back to Shifangke, the secret he knew, once he returned to Shifangke, he would inevitably die, but as long as he bowed his head, this farce could be calmed down, but he was afraid that Li Qianchen would be desperate because of him, and even if he went crazy, he would save him, so he could only watch and take one step at a time.
He didn't want Li Qianchen to have another accident, when he was in Shanghai, Feng Qi alone almost killed Li Qianchen, and now the wind and snow and the moon are gathered, and they are ruthless, even if they rescue Li Qianchen and meet the wind and snow, it is also difficult to escape this catastrophe.
Yi Seventeen didn't want to live up to Ji'an Temple's kindness to him, and he didn't want to put Ji'an Temple in injustice and be called an abusive, but he cared more about Li Qianchen, he was not a great cultivator who cultivated to a high level, and he couldn't do the ruthlessness of the avenue advocated by Shifangke, he was just an ordinary mortal, Li Qianchen was so good to him that he couldn't wait to protect him with his life, in order to calm the anger of the king of people, in order to slow down the pursuit of Li Qianchen by Shifangke, in order to let Li Qianchen have enough time to turn back to the former Li Jiuye, he had to go back, even if such a decision was very selfish, Very irresponsible, but he did not hesitate.
Yi Seventeen's silence eased Su Chan's anger slightly, he thought that what he said was serious enough to give the dizzy Yi Seventeen a slap in the face, Yi Seventeen is a person valued by the "old drunkard", and there can be no mistakes.
"The poor road on the side of the Ten Fangke has its own way to deal with it, and after rescuing Li Qianchen, you can settle here, whether it is Fenghua Xueyue or the second saint in person, I can't do anything to you, okay, let's continue to hurry."
After that, Yi Seventeen remained silent, and Su Chan's words did not move him, because Su Chan did not know Yi Seventeen.
Except for anything about Li Qianchen, Yi Seventeen can completely judge the situation and take care of the overall situation, but as long as it is involved with Li Qianchen, what Yi Seventeen considers, Li Qianchen will always be the first, just like Li Qianchen said, for one person can kill all the people in the world, and the same is true for Yi Seventeen, for one person can bear the world!
The red sun rises in the east, the long-lost sunny weather, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the sweet shops on the roadside come out early in the morning with the fragrant fragrance of moon cakes, and the snack street near the Confucius Temple enters the prosperous scene early in the morning, as if there is no stop at all, and the hustle and bustle of the night market has just ended and the prosperity of the morning market has begun.
Yi 17 followed Su Chan and stopped in front of a shop called "Buqi Pavilion" on the east side of the Confucius Temple.
The entrance of the shop is Chinese-style, with two vermilion wood doors, golden door nails, and peach charms hanging on the vermilion lacquer pillars on both sides.
Su Chan said that Mr. Bai has been stationed in the Confucius Temple for a hundred years, and he thought that Mr. Bai should live in the Confucius Temple, but he didn't think that he was outside the Confucius Temple.
Su Chan stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker, this knocker looks very old, the workmanship is fine, the eyes of the copper beast are blazing, giving people a feeling as if they are being scrutinized, and people with ghosts in their hearts will panic just by looking at the eyes of this copper beast.
Knock on the door three ways, the door automatically opens, Su Chan pushes the door in, and Yi 17 follows.
Yi Seventeen stepped across the threshold and was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him.
What seemed like a common portal was divided into two very different worlds.
The world behind the door is an ancient courtyard, the blue bricks are all over the ground, the patio eaves corridor, the courtyard is two entrances before and after, there is a wall to enter the door, a huge "saint" word is engraved on the wall, there is a huge stone tablet in the courtyard, and the main hall is behind the stone tablet.
"Confucius Temple enshrines the ancient sages, incense has been continuous for thousands of years, but the real literary luck has always been here, the enchantment here is said to be arranged by the old drunkard, and the Ji'an Temple is the same, both in this world and not in this world, if you want to enter, you must agree to enter Mr. Bai, otherwise you can't even find the door."
Su Chan said that the seventeenth great party has experienced, he and Li Qianchen lived in Ji'an Temple for several months, and after leaving to find a hundred ghosts, Yi Seventeen wanted to find Ji'an Temple again, but Ji'an Temple disappeared out of thin air.
"Two, Master Bai has been waiting in the ashram for a long time, please come with me."
After the two walked into the courtyard, a white young man in a Confucian shirt took the initiative to greet them.
Su Chan saluted and said, "I'm tired." ”
Yi Seventeen also bowed his hand.
The two followed the boy from the side door of the main hall to the backyard, the backyard is also a courtyard style, but not as grand as the front yard, but still antique.
The boy took the two to the door of the ashram, gently opened the door, and put on a "please" posture, and the two entered the ashram, and the boy stood outside the door and gently closed the door.
The room was not large, very simple, and Mr. Bai was sitting on the bed.
Su Chan saluted but was interrupted by Mr. Bai raising his hand, Mr. Bai's eyes looked at Yi Seventeen, and the first thing he said was, "Where are you from?" ”
This seems to be a greeting but has another deep meaning, Mr. Bai's first sentence began to test when he met, Yi Seventeen glanced at Su Chan, and naturally felt inexplicable in his heart, but with Su Chan's explanation on the road, he quickly thought about it.
Yi 17 replied: "Ten square guests." ”
Mr. Bai shook his head and asked, "Where are you from?" ”
Yi Seventeen's answer was obviously wrong, Mr. Bai did not ask about the origin of Yi Seventeen, Yi Seventeen thought about it and then replied: "From where it came from." ”
"Where did you come from?" Mr. Bai asked.
Yi 17 realized that this question was a philosophical question, where it came from, and what he was asking about the origin, not somewhere, so he replied, "From where it came from", but Mr. Bai asked where it came from, and Yi 17 pondered for a moment and said: "There is no place for me." ”
Mr. Bai asked again, "Why did it come from?" ”
"Look for the one who has one heart on it."
Mr. Bai shook his head again and said, "It's not that you want to come, but you want to come." ”
Mr. Bai's words are very Zen, Yi 17 didn't understand, bowed down and said: "The younger generation is dull, I don't understand the true meaning of Mr., the younger generation came this time just to seek the whereabouts of the ten parties, and please tell Mr. Don't hesitate." ”
"Old decay can tell you where he is now." Yi Seventeen was overjoyed when he heard this, but Mr. Bai immediately said: "But you need to pass the two tests set by the old decay. ”
Yi Seventeen hurriedly said, "Okay! What do you want me to do? ”
Mr. Bai asked, "What is good?" ”
Yi 17 didn't dare to answer indiscriminately, the "goodness" asked by Mr. Bai must not be a good act such as helping others, Yi 17 thought for a long time, and replied: "There is no good and no evil to be good." ”
When Mr. Bai heard this, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he asked, "The tiger eats people, kill or not?" The tiger falls into the mountains, save or not? ”
"The tiger eats people, life kills tigers, saving tigers and killing tigers is not good or evil, natural selection of things is the principle of nature, the tiger savers are eaten by tigers, and the tiger killers will eventually pass away, the good is like water, the mountains and streams, the clear pond and the swamp, do not compete for the general trend, do not change and contain thousands of changes. Life in the world, holding a treasure can always be, this treasure is said to be merciful, those who are kind to themselves can be open-minded and let go of freedom, those who are kind to others can be able to reach goodwill, and those who are kind to the world can be harmonious. ”
Yi Seventeen seemed to have a lot of understanding in the dark, and continued: "Life is born in the land of death, coming from nothingness, returning to nothingness, coming and going, going and coming, only then will it come." What is gained will eventually be lost, and what is not can be gained, and what is gained is lost, and what is gained is gained. Benefiting one person is good, benefiting hundreds of people is also good, this is not to take the good to be small, to harm one person is evil, to harm a hundred people is also evil, this is not to take the evil small but to do it, the root of the evaluation of good and evil is whether it is beneficial to the majority, this is virtue, not the Tao. Kindness is the foundation, dare to be the first in the world. ”
Mr. Bai stroked his mustache lightly, his eyes showed a look of relief, and he sighed secretly in his heart, worthy of being the person selected by the "old drunkard".
"Heaven is ruthless, humanity is merciless, sex is the source, God has divinity, man has human nature, demons have demon nature, demons have demon nature, each has its own way to obtain the Tao, and if you do it indiscriminately, the road will collapse."
This first test can be regarded as passing, but the second test surprised Yi 17.
The young man of Bai Xiansheng led him into the front yard hall alone, and there was a blade in it, as long as Yi Seventeen could name it, it would be considered a pass.
After Yi Seventeen left, Su Chan spoke: "If the poor Dao is true, the blade in the hall is a holy weapon to suppress the fortune of the Confucius Temple, Mr. Bai asked him to engrave, he cultivates all things with spirits, and the lettering can enlighten the spirit, and after the birth of the sword spirit, he will recognize the seventeenth as the master, do you want to give him this holy weapon?" ”
Mr. Bai smiled kindly: "This son has a very high understanding, if the holy weapon recognizes him as the master, what does it matter if you give it to him?" ”
"The holy weapon is displaced, isn't the Confucian Temple's literary luck vein going to disperse?" Su Chan is unbelievable, the literary fortune is related to the luck of the world's scholars, if there is no holy weapon to suppress, the luck will dissipate, and the Wendao will collapse, this is a symbol of great decay.
Mr. Bai got up at the door, looked at the sky and said: "Yin and yang change, the right path is dark, this world is at the time of yin and yang decline, demons and evil are rampant, and people's hearts are even more ghostly. ”
Mr. Bai turned to look at Su Chan and said: "The Central Plains is the root of the cultural movement, but no one cares about it today, people's hearts are only greedy for wealth, glory, fame and fortune, and the way of sages has become the law of fools, and people's hearts are not ancient." ”