Luoyang, Kyoto.

It has been 500 years since King Ping of Zhou moved his capital here, but the world of the Zhou Dynasty has not become unified because of the relocation of the capital, but has become even more fragmented.

The gradually rising and powerful Seven Kingdoms divided the land of the Spring and Autumn Continent, and the Zhou Dynasty only had Luoyang left.

Prosperity and disgrace are like passing clouds of smoke and clouds, passing away in a hurry. How many people, in the dust and smoke of this turbulent history, have come and gone, repeating from generation to generation.

King Wu of Zhou went out of Qishan, rebelled against tyrants, and completely subverted the Yin Shang world, thus starting "under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. The Zhou Dynasty has gone through more than 700 years. Perhaps, from the beginning of King Wu's division of the land, it laid the root of the fall of the Zhou Dynasty.

Youwang Fenghuo played the princes, completely ruined the last trace of prestige of the Zhou family among the vassal states, and opened the prelude to the disputes in the world.

After hundreds of years of conquest and killing, the Spring and Autumn Continent has been scarred.

Only when you arrive at this so-called Jingshi and see the countless homeless people at the feet of the Son of Heaven, who live by stealing and begging, will you truly feel the desolation and pain of the world.

"Perhaps, as Mr. Zhou said, the only one who can save sentient beings is themselves, the Tao is in the heart, it varies from person to person, and the way of heaven is selfless, how can they see the suffering sentient beings?" Chen Zhenyi was sad, holding a glass of wine, it was difficult to swallow. Also in the same mood as him was Han Shaoqing, a closed disciple of the Legalist family who had just come down from the lonely mountain.

He was at a loss, because the world was not the world he imagined in Gushan, and the sentient beings were not the sentient beings who admired virtue and goodness in his heart.

Greed, poverty, selfishness, indifference, and ferocity are the dharma of all beings in this world, and the dharma of ritual and pleasure is gone.

Han Shaoqing drank the wine in the cup, stood up and sighed: "Brother Zhenyi, let's say goodbye to each other, we will meet again ...... fate."

Chen Zhenyi got up blankly, looked at the gray-clothed young man with some loss, and after a while, he asked a little reluctantly, "Where are you going?" ”。

The young man smiled sadly and said happily: "I want to go to Chong'an School Palace to find a good way to help the world......."

"Chong'an Academy?" Chen Zhenyi didn't know where the so-called Chong'an Academy Palace was, and looked at the young man blankly.

"If we have the chance, let's drink a few more glasses and ......say goodbye," the gray-clothed young man finished speaking, picked up the long sword on the table, and strode into the deserted Luoyang Street.

After a long time, Chen Zhenyi came to his senses, looked at the young man in white and asked, "Sir, what is the place of Chong'an School Palace?" ”。

"The first university in the world, the place where the world is in charge. In Chong'an, the capital of Qi Kingdom, but ......" The young man in white stopped talking halfway through speaking, and said with a smile: "If you have the chance, go and see it for yourself!" ”。

Several people were also ready to set off and rush to Taihu Lake.

Walking out of the Kyoto of the Son of Heaven, Chen Zhenyi couldn't help but glance back at the lifeless Luoyang City, with an indescribable regret. He didn't know where this emotion came from, he didn't know whether it was pity for Zhou Tianxia or compassion for the people of Beijing, as if there was a boulder pressing on his heart, and his mood was very heavy.

Looking at the other three again, their expressions were calm, and they didn't seem to react much. Bai He has always been the kind of expressionless and indifferent to the world, but the young man in white and Yu Xuanji are also indifferent to this, which makes Chen Zhenyi a little puzzled, they will talk about eliminating harm for the people and helping the poor, how can they really see the difficulties and poverty of the people, but they can do it without their own business?

Chen Zhen wanted to ask clearly several times, but finally held back. He remembered what the young man in white said in the restaurant, and he never understood what the meaning of cultivation was.

After walking a few steps, I suddenly remembered the "Tao Te Ching" given to me by Daozu when I was hanging on the roof, and opened it to see.

Except for the difference in the font above, the content is no different from what I remembered, and there is nothing strange about turning over and over in just 5,000 words. The little senior brother said that if you can penetrate the Tao Te Ching, you can break through the way of heaven and become an immortal, which seems to be a lie.

He felt a little sad for the little brother. I thought to myself that if the little senior brother knew that he had not only met Daozu, but also that Daozu had personally passed on the Tao Te Ching to himself, would he be envious to death? If he knew that the Tao Te Ching could not help people become immortals, would he feel lost?

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After walking out of the 100,000 mountains, Sun Wuji and the others returned to the outskirts of Nan'an City, met Senior Brother Cangwu, and rushed to Nanwu City.

At night, there were sporadic lights flickering in the fog of Nanbu Castle, and the three of them walked briskly across the streets, towards the small courtyard where there were still people waiting for them to return.

Sitting in the courtyard with her cousin, the listless Zhao Ling looked up at Xingchen and muttered, "They have been gone for ten days, it's time to come back!" ”。

Huang Yun held his cheeks with his hands and said in a low voice, "Cousin, aren't you cooking today?" ”。

Zhao Ling retracted her gaze, glanced at her cousin, sneered, and asked, "Are you hungry again?" ”。

"It's been three hours since lunch, aren't you hungry?" Huang Yun was a little curious.

"Good! You wait, I'll cook for you......" As soon as Huang Ling got up, she saw three black shadows walking towards the courtyard, she stood blankly, staring at the three black shadows walking towards the courtyard in the night without blinking.

It's them. Zhao Ling had a smile on her face, turned around and ran quickly outside the courtyard: "Brother, are you back?" ”。 Huang Yun, who heard the voice, also stood up abruptly and chased out.

When a few people walked into the courtyard, Zhao Ling found that her brother seemed to be injured, and asked anxiously, "Brother, what's wrong with you?" ”。

Zhao Xuan smiled and said a little weakly: "It's okay, it's not safe to come back!" ”。

Zhao Ling looked at her brother's injured shoulder, tears welled up in her eyes, and she was silent for a long time. Seeing this, Huang Bailing said, "Cousin, you only care about your cousin, don't you care about me and Senior Brother Sun?" ”。

The simple-minded Zhao Ling wiped her eyes, moved her gaze to the two of them, looked at them carefully, and asked uneasily, "Where are you injured, is it serious?" ”。 Finally, his gaze stayed on Sun Wuji's face, and he asked softly, "Brother Sun, are you okay?" ”。

Sun Wuji smiled slightly, nodded and said, "I'm fine, help your brother in and rest!" ”。

Huang Bailing was not happy, grabbed his cousin and said, "Cousin, why aren't you worried about me at all?" Speaking of which, I'm your own cousin, okay? ”。

Zhao Ling glanced at her immodest cousin and said, "Yes, the broken bones are still connected to the tendons, how dare I forget, come on, come on, I'll check it carefully for you", and scratched her cousin as she spoke, Huang Bailing laughed and begged for mercy.

The morning sun shines brightly on the earth.

The thick white fog slowly dissipates in the sun, and the days repeat themselves, never changing because of one person.

There is a period for getting together, and there is also a period for parting. Just as the sun rises on time, sets on time, and gathers and disperses.

Sun Wou-Ki stood in the courtyard and said goodbye to everyone. expressed his gratitude to the Zhao brothers and sisters who took care of him, and finally thanked Huang Bailing, and then resolutely turned around and left in Zhao Ling's reluctant eyes. The matter of the Holy Spirit Valley, he must immediately report to Wudang Mountain, it is a matter of the common people in the world, and it cannot be delayed. Zhao Xuan strongly persuaded him to stay for a few more days, although he had the heart, but the matter was urgent, and there was no room for delay.

From beginning to end, Zhao Ling didn't speak, knowing that when he was leaving, she helped him cook the decoction and wash his clothes, and was busy until late at night yesterday before going to sleep.

Woke up early this morning and made a great breakfast.

Silence is better than sound, no matter how wooden Sun Wuji is, he knows Zhao Ling's thoughts. It's just that the responsibility is on his shoulders, how can he ignore the world because of his children's personal feelings?

Until Sun Wuji's figure was gone, Zhao Ling was still standing in the courtyard stupidly, staring at the mountain beam where Sun Wuji disappeared with lost eyes. Huang Bailing patted his cousin's shoulder and said softly, "He's gone ......."

Zhao Ling didn't seem to hear her cousin's words, and still looked at it stupidly.

"Alas!" Huang Bailing sighed, walked to the square table in the courtyard and sat down, and whispered in his cousin's ear: "Your sister has a sweetheart......

Zhao Xuan glanced up at his sister's back, shook his head helplessly, and said after a while: "Why don't you go to see your grandfather and your father?" ”。

Huang Bailing nodded and said, "Yes!" I'm going to return to Cangwu Mountain soon, I have to go back and have a look, then I'm leaving! You take good care of your injuries......" said and walked up to her cousin and whispered in her ear, "Cousin, I'm going to leave ...... too."

Zhao Ling withdrew from her lost and sad thoughts, and asked reluctantly, "Are you going to leave too?" ”。

Huang Bailing smiled and said softly: "Cousin, you have to believe that there is a fate to meet, some people will leave when they leave, but some people, even if they leave, he will still come back."

Zhao Ling said sadly: "The world is vast, when will we meet again?" ”。

"As long as you believe it, you'll see you again soon! Okay, take care of y'all of you, I'm leaving! Huang Bailing turned to leave.

Zhao Ling looked at a mountain beam a mile away from the small courtyard, thinking that they were all gone, her expression was sad, and she muttered: "Gather and scatter impermanence......."