Yu Ji sighed softly, but he was also a little dazed, since he followed the master, he has been practicing in seclusion, and the master often taught him to say, "We should hold the yuan and keep one, cultivate the heart, and abide by the inner goodness." Don't be too bothered by worldly things. You can try to teach the world to turn it to the Word, and that's it. And when it comes to proper mental refinement, the Master only allows them to observe in the world, discerning good and evil with an objective attitude, so as to enrich themselves.

Yu Ji looked at these pale and numb people kneeling towards him, and suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his heart, extremely tormented. He remembered the words of his master who had warned him. "Life is meaningless, there is only the unity of life and the avenue, the dry bones of the wasteland, the swimming fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the endless earth and mountains, are all the Tao, but also the 'one' we must keep, do not indulge in the form, to pursue the value of life, pay too much attention to the form, and fall into the cage without knowing it, this is called the punishment of escaping the sky."

So he looked at Zhang Jiao and asked, "What do you think?" Bro. ”

"Save them, brother." Zhang Jiao's eyes were hazy with tears, looking at these homeless people, he thought of his relatives in his hometown, and he was very uncomfortable. I also remembered that when I was studying medicine with my father, the latter often taught doctors to always have a merciful heart, and that people's hearts are good, and no one wants to do bad things unless they are forced by life.

"Okay, it's just a propagation, and it should be to teach you to learn some basics, come and learn." Yu Ji's heart was relieved, and he said to Zhang Jiao.

As the sky grew brighter, a touch of red appeared in the distant eastern sky, and a ray of sunlight began to shine on the distant land, driving darkness and cold into the abyss of the west.

With a wave of Yu Ji's robe, a huge pile of grain appeared next to the bonfire, which looked like there were seven or eight stones, and there were many cloth bags. Yu Ji pointed to the open space next to the willow forest and said, "Except for the dozen or so people, everyone else should go over there." As the words fell, the dozen or so people flew to the side of the open space as if they were being pulled by something.

"Thank you, immortals!" Everyone was overjoyed, and while thanking and thanking him, they obeyed Yu Ji's arrangement. Ma Yuanyi also hurriedly led the two children over.

The dozen or so people immediately panicked, they thought that the immortals did not intend to let them go.

"Heaven and earth have a way, there is a profit and a loss, and this grain is taken from the mansion of the Marquis." Yu Ji smiled and turned his head to explain to Zhang Jiao.

If you want to give people peace, you need to use Yuan Qi as a guide and turn it into a symbol. If you look carefully, I will teach you to cultivate Qi in the next few days. Without waiting for Zhang Jiao to respond, Yu Ji said again, and one hundred and thirty-six pottery bowls filled with water flew out of his sleeve robe and fell to the ground. I saw a yellow rune paper appear in his left hand, and he bit the tip of his right finger and wrote strange symbols on the rune paper. When he finished writing the last stroke, more than a dozen willow trees around Yu Ji dried up in an instant, turning into a strange symbol and merging into the rune paper.

Yu Ji's left hand shook, and the rune paper burned out of thin air, turning into more than a hundred crystal clear particles and flying into more than a hundred pottery bowls. The water in those bowls turned green in an instant.

"Let's all come and get the talisman water first, some of you have the plague and have been injured, drink this and you'll be fine." Yu Ji looked at the crowd, walked back to the campfire and took the leg of mutton, and looked at the crowd while cutting the lamb with a knife.

The homeless people were overjoyed and came to fetch the talisman water, because they had just witnessed a miracle, and the gods seemed to be "blessing" them. No more, no less, these homeless people count Ma Yuanyi and the others are just one hundred and thirty-six people.

The half-grown children with blue-gray cheeks also came, looking very embarrassed, because in that "illusion", they also robbed Zhang Jiao and a few people of food.

When people drink rune water. A miraculous scene happened, and the faces of those who had been gray soon became rosy. Some people have sores on their bodies, and some people have external injuries that soon scab over and then turn into a gray skin and fall off. And all those who drank the rune water had an inexplicable feeling of fullness and were no longer hungry.

In the early spring morning, the sun is rising. The air was still a little cold, and there were sparse kneeling people in the clearing beside the willows. There were women and children, young and strong, and some old people. They all looked at the immortals in front of them with gratitude on their faces.

"You can take this corn back to your hometown and plant it as seeds, or you can take it as food to where you want to go, and you can distribute it." Yu Ji said to Ma Yuanyi in front of the crowd.

Ma Yuanyi bowed to Yu Ji and said, "Children under the age of twelve and the elderly over forty-five years old are each four liters, women are five liters each, and young men are six liters each." If there is any excess, it is divided equally among all. Let's come and line up to pick it up. Ma Yuanyi looked like a leader at the moment, and began to distribute the grain as he spoke. It attracted Yu Ji's sideways gaze.

After the distribution of grain, there was still some surplus, so each person was about half a liter smaller, and the old people and women and children were a little more. Everyone looked at Yu Ji and the others gratefully.

"I am the master of the palace, you can also call me the head of the Taiping Dao. When you have received the favor, turn your hearts to goodness, and do no more unrighteousness, and if anyone is found robbing someone else's food, I will not spare you. Yu Ji looked around and spoke.

"We don't dare, we don't dare..."

"Thank you, immortals!" And all the people bowed down and spoke in unison.

"Some of the displaced people have left their homes because of the poor harvest, and although they have the corn given by the immortals, their fields have already been sold to local large households, and some of them do not have their own fields, and it is even more difficult to survive when the famine comes. Although there is some food, it is not a long-term solution after all. Ma Yuanyi, who finished distributing the grain, thought for a long time on the side, and arched his hand to Yu Ji and said. Then he knelt down in front of Yu Ji, and continued: "I hope that the Taoist will not care about the foolishness of mortals such as me, and accept us as servants." ”

Hearing this, many homeless people also looked excited, and followed Ma Yuanyi to their knees.

"The Taoist chief will accept us as servants!"

"Immortal Gang help us!"

"Help us..."

After a short time, more than 100 homeless people all knelt down and called out in unison, praying for mercy from the immortals. Even some dolls who have just learned to walk have learned to kneel down and babble like adults.

Zhang Jiao was also moved, and he also wanted to plead, but before he could lean over, he was supported by Yu Ji.

"Alas... I'm used to it, and I don't need any servants. Yu Ji sighed, looked at Ma Yuanyi, and took out a black wooden plaque from his arms and handed it to the latter. Didn't you say that there are brothers of the same generation in the clan who are generals in Jingzhou? You can take this wooden card to the Kuai family or the Cai family in Jingzhou, when I used to go south, I had some intersection with these two families. You can take these people to these two houses, and with this token, they will give me some face. ”

"They are said to be brothers in the clan, but they have long been scattered all over the place, and they rarely come and go. Now with your order, you have no worries! Ma Yuanyi was overjoyed and took the wooden card excitedly. The situation of their family is very complicated, and the clan has long been scattered in various places due to several changes. A few years ago, there was a learned uncle in another branch of the clan, who was exiled only for offending the great general of the time, and was tortured on the way, and did not even have the opportunity to commit suicide.

"Is there anyone willing to go to Jingzhou with me?" Ma Yuanyi shouted holding up the black wooden sign.

The crowd rioted, and many young men and older children were willing to follow. In addition, there are also many women, children and elderly people who find it difficult to travel far away and look embarrassed.

"In this way, my family often treats some large families in the local area, and it is a little famous. You can dredge up with the government. Moreover, there are still some fields at home, and there is some wasteland to the west of the village, which can be cultivated. The rest of us can come with me if they wish. Zhang Jiao on the side said.

"Who is he?" Someone whispered in the crowd.

"You didn't see that young man walking so close to the immortals, most of them have a lot to do with it." Some old people and women began to discuss.

"Big brother, who are you?" Finally, a child asked Zhang Jiao.

"He's my junior brother. He is an apprentice of a real immortal, and he is about to start practicing. Yu Ji said to the little doll with a smile.

"Uh, there's a showdown?" Zhang Jiao's face flushed, he didn't want to be so conspicuous. I didn't expect the senior brother to say it so directly.

"Cultivation is the cultivation of truth, what is truth? Although sometimes we do hide something. For example, last time, my master and I pretended to be old peasants and old craftsmen and slaves. But as long as someone asks, you can't lie. Otherwise, if you have a lack of heart, you will be trapped in a cage and it will be difficult for you to become enlightened. Yu Ji explained indifferently.

"So last time I asked you if you were immortals, you would say yes?" Horn and Horn Circle.

"That's right." Yu Ji glanced at his horns, and then asked, "Then will you ask?" ”

"No, it won't."

"Isn't that it?"

"But who would ask a dying man that kind of question?" Zhang Jiao was puzzled.

"Go to your senses!" Yu Ji was very proud, patted Zhang Jiao's head, and turned to eat his leg of mutton.

Zhang Jiao was a little annoyed, turned around and snatched the leg of mutton, and said to everyone: "I am from Julu Yuanping Village, and this time I went home to say goodbye to my parents and relatives, if you want, you can go back to the village with me." After that, he began to distribute the leg of mutton to the children of the refugees.

As soon as the words fell, many women, children and old people were willing to follow, and it was difficult for them to travel far, besides, this little apprentice of the immortals dared to grab meat and eat with such a powerful Taoist leader without looking at it.

Even the men who had made up their minds to follow Ma Yuanyi were a little moved and wanted to follow. But after thinking about it, the immortal and this young man will leave soon, it is better to follow Ma Yuanyi to Jingzhou, I heard that Jingzhou is rich, water and rice are abundant, and the wooden sign given by the immortal must be from a local big family.

The crowd was divided into two teams, and there were more than 30 men with more than 50 families who were willing to follow Ma Yuanyi to Jingzhou. The remaining forty or fifty women, children, and older people were willing to follow Zhang Jiao, because their husbands, children, or relatives had been killed or starved to death by the rogues, and they were left alone.

After everyone's affairs were resolved, the sky was already bright, and Yu Ji took Zhang Jiao and Ma Yuanyi to the dozen people who were tied up.

"Immortals spare their lives!"

"Spare your life, my lord!"

When more than a dozen people saw them coming, they hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Let us go, if you need it in the future, we will be willing to repay you!"

Yu Ji went to these people and waved his hand to untie them. The men quickly got up and knelt down in front of the three of them.

Ma Yuanyi's face was pale, in his opinion, some of these people had received his favor, and he used all his clothes to bandage them, these people were not grateful, but would take revenge. Even in the end, a few people were arranged to deceive their trust and stab them in the back.

"How do you want to solve it?" Yu Ji asked Ma Yuanyi.

Ma Yuanyi was stunned, thought for a long time, and finally didn't give up.

"Let's go, all of you! I hope you can wake up and be a good person! Ma Yuanyi didn't look over, the word "person" was bitten by him very hard. He didn't want to kill them, in Ma Yuanyi's opinion, it was not easy to live in the year of the severe famine, and in order to survive, he even saw someone change their son and eat, becoming a monster who was neither human nor ghost. Moreover, even if these people are released, they may not survive, they have not eaten for many days, and some of them are still injured. Most of them won't live for a few days. Let them fend for themselves.

"Thank you, Brother Ma, Gaoyi!"

"Thank you, Brother Ma, if there is a goodbye day in the future, I will repay today's kindness!" A young man spoke, looking like he was just in the age of a weak crown. He was crying, he was originally standing behind Ma Yuanyi, and when another person stabbed him, he wanted to stop it, but he still didn't do it, but now Ma Yuanyi repays his grievances with virtue, and he is tormented and guilty in his heart.

"If I see you again in the future, I am willing to make cows and horses for Brother Ma." Another man shouted. This name provoked a sigh from Zhang Jiao.

"I'm willing to do it!"

"I, Zhang Sheng, am also willing!"

"I, Guo Tai, am also willing!"

Everyone began to shout in unison, thanking Ma Yuanyi for repaying grievances with virtue and not killing.

"I'm not such a person!" Even the lean man who took the lead before was tormented in his heart, remorseful, biting his lip and bleeding, bowing his head and whispering to himself.

These people were honest farmers, who had never done anything bad, but when the famine came, they lost a lot of humanity in order to survive, and today they regret it. Now they were let go by Ma Yuanyi, which made them very moved.

"Get out!" Ma Yuanyi turned his back and yelled.

More than a dozen people hurriedly got up and fled, looking at Ma Yuanyi's figure in a dark and complicated way, and hurriedly helped each other and walked towards the depths of the wasteland.

Only the bearded man who claimed to be Zhang Niujiao and the young man who called himself Chu Yan kowtowed a few times behind Ma Yuanyi's back before turning around and dispersed.

"Alas..."Yu Ji let out a long sigh, and also turned around and walked away with Zhang Jiao.

……

Before parting, Yu Daxian took out a few tokens of the official city from his sleeve robe, a few pieces of broken silver, and a few five-baht coins and handed them to Ma Yuanyi. This is a long way to go to the mountains. There were many of them, and some women and children, so they went to the town ahead to buy some carriages and weapons for self-defense. And told everyone to work together, there is great strength in numbers.

So the wave of people said goodbye to the immortals with grateful eyes, and walked south under the leadership of Ma Yuanyi.

"It's time for us to go home, too." Zhang Jiao muttered. Then he took a group of old and young women and children on the return journey.