The master and apprentice did not go far, but in a nearby town, they made a pot of some local unique Jiannanchun, ready to bring them to the old Taoist.

This time the old blind man said that he was going to hike up the mountain, and by the way, let the little mute see the scenery of Qingcheng Mountain.

The little mute followed behind the old blind man, looking at the green of the mountain on the way up the mountain, and couldn't help but feel that there were some unexpected surprises in this harsh winter season, no wonder it was known as 'Qingcheng is secluded in the world'.

Before returning to the Taoist temple again, the little mute who was in a relaxed mood looked at this ancient Taoist temple, and couldn't help but feel that the foundation of this Qingcheng Mountain was profound, but he couldn't figure out why the old blind man just let Qingcheng Yimai withdraw from the battle of Jixia Academy, instead of helping the old blind man to obtain this orthodox qualification.

Maybe I don't want this Taoist holy place to lose a tacky reputation.

"What, why did you come back again? Is it that you can't know the way down the mountain after you are blind? The old Taoist priest overlooked the endless Sichuan-Shu Plain on the top of the mountain, and when he saw the old blind man returning to the top of the mountain, he couldn't help but say a few words.

When the old blind man heard this, he raised the pot of Jian Nanchun in his hand, and said with a little pity: "Then this pot of good wine can be enjoyed by me alone, see the beautiful scenery, drink good wine, hurry up!" ”

"This is not kind, come on, come on, Lao Dao will help you taste it, but this wine is not an authentic Jian Nanchun!" The old Taoist priest rubbed his hands and walked over with a smile on his face.

The two seemed to have a tacit understanding, hooked their shoulders and backs, entered the Taoist temple, and set up a small table in the corner.

The old Taoist priest didn't know where to find a plate, and took some not very fresh melons and fruits from the offering table next to him, it seems that he should have been placed for a few days, but in the cold season, it just can prolong the life of melons and fruits, and after placing the melons and fruits in front of the old blind man, the old Taoist priest himself brought a few catties of peanuts from the side hall, which is the best appetizer.

The old Taoist priest took the wine thrown by the old blind man with understanding, took out two clay bowls from under the table, and filled them with them.

"Master, you can't drink too much this time and treat the wall as a door." The little Taoist priest whispered to the side.

The old Taoist priest who was debunked by his disciples was not a little weak-hearted, but said loudly: "That's because your homework has not yet been done, the Tao is Tao, the Tao is very Tao!" ”

The little Taoist priest rolled his eyes when he saw the master playing a scoundrel, and thought in his heart that I would carry the master to bed every time anyway, so he simply didn't care.

When the little mute saw this scene, he thought it was very interesting, and the corners of his mouth were swaying.

The old blind man handed over his own bowl and said, "Run'er, come and taste it?" ”

The little mute shook his head again and again and said, "I don't know how to drink!" ”

The old blind man said as a matter of course: "How can a person who practices a sword not drink alcohol? ”

The little mute took the bowl suspiciously, took a big sip, and when the wine went down his throat and into his stomach, he felt as if it was being burned by fire, and the little mute shouted: "It's so spicy! ”

The old blind man and the old Taoist priest laughed together, and the old blind man took the bowl, raised his head and drank it all, threw a few peanuts into his mouth, smacked his lips and said, "Some people drink for the sake of drinking." Others drink alcohol to get drunk. ”

Drinking a pot of wine, but thinking about different things, the two drank silently, drinking silently one bowl after another, until the last bowl was drunk, but the old Taoist priest who had been drinking like drinking water before stopped.

Holding the last bowl of wine that was already a little cold, he put it on the offering table, on which stood the colored statue of Daode Tianzun, but the old Taoist priest thought of another person in his heart.

The old Taoist priest opened his mouth to break the silence: "When I was a child, my family was an ordinary farmer, and there were many children in the family, I was the youngest, and when I was born, my family couldn't afford to raise it, so I was sent to Qingcheng Mountain to be a Taoist priest, so that I could survive." At that time, my master took me up the mountain, I followed him in a daze to learn how to become a Taoist, so many years have passed, my generation of disciples is still alive, I have lived for so long and have not lived a famous hall, the master told me to carry forward Qingcheng Mountain before he died, but now it is not so tepid? ”

"The previous emperor valued Buddhism and neglected religion, and it is already very good that you can do it not much worse than before. Do your best, look at the destiny of heaven. You just need to guard this mountain here, why go with me to the Biansai to wade through this troubled water? The old blind man held the bowl with one hand, and gently clasped the table with one hand, making a muffled sound.

The old Taoist priest shook his head, looked at the colored statue of Daode Tianzun and said: "Man is the law of the earth, the earth is the law of the sky, the heaven is the law of the Tao, and the Tao is natural." Master once taught me that people live and work and multiply according to the earth. The earth alternates between cold and summer according to the heavens, and nourishes all things; Heaven operates and changes according to the great "Dao", arranging the chronological order, and all we can do is conform to the Dao of Heaven. But now that the troubled times are coming out, and the way of heaven does not exist, whose way of heaven should I follow? ”，

The old Taoist priest turned around, walked to the outside of the view, looked at the green mountains that he had never seen for many years, and said: "In the peaceful and prosperous times, you can naturally ride a bull into the green mountains, and the troubled times are coming, and the people of my generation should ride horses to kill the enemy, and open peace for all generations!" ”

At this time, it was cloudless, but the thunder was rolling.

The little Taoist priest was a little frightened, trotted all the way over, grabbed the corner of the old Taoist's robe, and pleaded in a low voice: "Master, you are all old bones, what are you doing when you go to the side, those soldiers are not allowed to punch you down." I'd better wait for me to grow up and go for you. ”

"Hey, Master is just bragging in front of his friends, how can he really go. Then let's talk about it, you have to grow up quickly and go to the border to kill the enemy. The old Taoist priest bent down and whispered in the little Taoist priest's ear, but his eyes did not leave the north for a moment.

The little Taoist priest smiled happily: "Master, buy me a few more strings of sugar gourds, and I will grow up quickly!" ”

The old Taoist priest raised his hand, wanting to make a move, and said angrily: "There are no sugar gourds, but there are a lot of chestnuts, do you want them?" ”

Seeing this, the little Taoist priest hurriedly covered his head with both hands, and shouted as he ran: "Don't, Master, I remember that I haven't finished my homework today, so I'm going to find the third senior brother to do my homework." ”

"This little Taoist priest is very interesting, what kind of Taoist name did you give me?" The old blind man didn't know when he was already standing beside the old Taoist priest and asked.

"Three virtues, heaven should carry the way, heaven virtue; The land should be kind, the land should be virtuous; People should have Tao and morality; It is called the three virtues. The old Taoist priest replied.

"It seems that your expectations for him are quite high." The old blind man drank the last sip of wine and took the empty bowl.

"Aren't you the same with your apprentice? Sending him to the tiger's den in Longtan is really ruthless! The old Taoist priest said.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger? This is also for his good, only in this way will our master and apprentice have the possibility of fighting side by side, this child is not a thing in the pool, I believe in him. The old blind man said firmly.

The little mute sat in the temple, not idle, and cultivated, and the incense in the Taoist temple did not know what material it was made of, so that the little mute entered the state of concentration faster.

In a daze, the little mute saw an old man riding a green ox towards him, the little mute had never seen this person, and he didn't know what to do. I was about to ask who this old man was, but I found that I couldn't move my whole body and couldn't speak.

The green ox carried Lao Dao closer and closer to the little mute, but Lao Dao's face seemed to be shrouded in a fog that could not be seen, making it impossible for the little mute to see clearly.

Lao Dao didn't speak, nor did he make any movements, but the sound of his breathing became louder and louder in the little mute's mind, and finally it was like thunder, which made the little mute feel as if his brain was about to explode.

Outside the door, the old Taoist priest smiled and said to the old blind man, "How? Is this a heavy gift? ”

"It's okay, I didn't waste my good wine." Although the old blind man's tone was full of indifference, the smile on his lips betrayed himself.

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