Chapter 123: The Legend of the Fish Going to the West Tower (Part 1 of the Second Watch)

"Haha. I thought it was strange when I first heard about it. Lan Meng smiled heartily for the first time, "Actually, this place is called Yushang Xilou Town." There is a legend here. ”

Then she recounted in a vivid voice:

Once upon a time, there was a man here who was kind and diligent in his business, and later became a rich man and was very rich.

Once by chance, he climbed to the royal family, so his wealth was even stronger. I live in the upstairs and snowflakes, wear silk and satin, and eat wine, meat and white noodles.

As a result, the rich man swelled, not only did he no longer do good deeds, but also did misdeeds, oppressed the villagers, and boasted that Haikou "If you want to be poor, unless the sky collapses and the dragon calls."

One day, a fortune teller passed by. Because he accidentally blocked the rich man's way, the rich man had his men beat him.

The fortune teller said: "The wind and rain do not end, and the fish will not escape the disaster on the west building." "Walked away with an injury.

When the rich man heard this, he was a little worried, and he ordered that no one should bring fish to the west tower.

On the day of the rich man's 60th birthday, a feast was held, with chicken, duck, fish, delicacies from the mountains and seas, and everything.

When the banquet was about to start, I saw a flower cat, with a carp in its mouth, jumping straight to the west building.

A cook threw a fire stick out to beat the cat, right on the second floor to the west.

Suddenly a great fire broke out, and the rich man's house was burned to the ground.

In order to warn future generations, this place was named Yushang West Building. Later generations tried to save trouble, and slowly called a fish upstairs.

Yan Zixiu nodded secretly when he heard this, isn't this what Mencius said that the Heavenly Lord forgot the Human Lord? Cultivate wealth and wealth, and then forget the original and swell. It turns out that there are people like this here and in the local world.

"In our world, there is a Zen master who also said: You can't exhaust the potential, you can't enjoy the blessings, you can't say the words, and you can't do the rules."

Lan Meng's big eyes flickered, and he was a little curious: "That's a really good thing to say." I understand the first two sentences, but what do the last two sentences mean? ”

Like the first two sentences, it means that there is room for it. For example, if the words are too thorough, the other party will have no room to think. Yan Zixiu thought of Master and Carefree speaking style, and they were all to the point.

"I see. Since I can't say all the words, I'll figure out the last sentence for myself. By the way, there is a famous Jinhua House here, so I invite you to eat local specialties. ”

"Good. The guest is as he pleases. ”

Lan Meng led the way into the town in front.

The town is bustling with people.

There is a three-storey restaurant in the northwest corner of the town center, which is antique, the eaves are warped, the shape is like a bird, and the style is lively. The plaque on it reads "Jinhua Building".

There is a small stream flowing in front of the restaurant, and there is a small bridge across the stream. There are lotus flowers in the water and fish frolicking.

Lan Meng and Yan Zixiu walked across the small bridge.

The guys in the restaurant were sharp-eyed, and when they saw that the two visitors were hanging storage bags from their waists, one was dressed luxuriously and elegantly, and the other was dressed plainly and generously, he immediately understood the identity of the other party, and hurriedly shouted: "Two immortal masters are here, please on the third floor!" ”

Lan Mengchong nodded to the guy and said to Yan Zixiu, "This place belongs to our Lanxin City. They had all seen immortal cultivators. ”

Yan Zixiu also nodded and smiled politely at the guy.

For him, all immortals are equal, and they are all the same life.

But mortals don't think so, the guy is very excited to see the two immortal masters so amiable.

The owner of the restaurant heard the shouts of the guys and hurriedly brought people out to greet him respectfully.

The interior of the restaurant is elegantly furnished. The landscape screen and solid wood floor are spotlessly cleaned, and it seems that the restaurant is very attentive.

There are many guests on the first and second floors.

The boss personally took them to the third floor, there was not a single guest here, it should be specially prepared for immortal cultivators.

Sit down at the table by the window, look at the scenery of the town, only to see small bridges and flowing water, pink walls and tiles, blue and blue stone slabs, green trees and red flowers, but it is a rich place.

Lan Meng skillfully ordered the meal, and asked Yan Zixiu what kind of wine he was drinking.

"Thanks, I don't drink." Yan Zixiu politely refused.

"Don't drink? All right. Let's have some Qianhui dew made from local specialty spirit fruits? This is not wine. Lan Meng suggested.

"Oh? You can try it. ”

The owner left with the menu.

Yan Zixiu thought of one thing: "Lan Meng, do you have a map here?" ”

"The map is there. But it's all made by Jade Jane, you haven't practiced the release of your divine sense, and you can't see it. That's right, boss! Lan Meng called out to the boss who was going downstairs, "If you have a paper map, bring one." The wider the scope and the finer the annotation, the better. ”

"Okay." The boss said yes and went downstairs.

Yan Zixiu said to Lan Meng: "It seems that even in order to use my divine sense to see the map of the jade slip, I have to practice this immortal cultivation technique." "The other half of the purpose is naturally to resist the coercion of the high-ranking monks.

Lan Meng snorted rarely: "If you say this, I don't know how many people will be half angry." People can't touch the door if they want to cultivate immortals, it's good for you, you have such good conditions to cultivate immortals, and you are reluctant. ”

"I'm a doctor, my heart is to save the world, and I'm not interested in fighting, killing, and killing."

"Among the immortal cultivators, there are actually a few people who are interested in fighting, killing, and killing." Lan Meng said, "The main ambition of an immortal cultivator is to seek immortality, and fighting and killing is just to compete for the resources of immortality. ”

Yan Zixiu felt more and more that the circle of immortal cultivators was a jungle society: "Whether it is immortality or longevity, it is a good thing. The ancients said, may I live a long life and cultivate all good deeds. But if you fight and kill for the sake of immortality, isn't it contrary to the teachings of the sages? ”

"Sage? It would be good if the sages could control the immortal cultivators. For the sake of immortality, unscrupulous means are the common practice. ”

"Speaking of which, isn't it still a 'poor' word?" Yan Zixiu suddenly thought, is it necessary to alleviate poverty in this immortal cultivation world?

"You're half right in what you said, it's really the word 'poor'."

"What about the other half?" Yan Zixiu asked. After he made two small subjective mistakes, he kept an open mind as much as possible about the affairs of the immortal cultivation world, investigated and studied first, and then spoke.

"The other half is unfair, whoever has the big fist and who has the most resources."

"So you mean, even if there are enough resources, they may not be able to solve the problem?"

Lan Meng said without hesitation: "That's not it. No matter how many resources you have, you can't stand greed. ”

Yan Zi thought that the local world was similar to this. It is said that the world's food is enough for the people of the whole world to eat, but some large groups monopolize resources, and the grain is moldy and not given to the poor.

He came up with an idea: "You are the top monks in this world, such as those god-transforming bosses. Wouldn't it be nice if they took the lead and weren't greedy? ”

Lan Meng shook his head: "How is that possible, I heard that they are still searching for resources everywhere, and they plan to take them to the spirit realm above." Therefore, the total amount of resources in the immortal cultivation world is getting smaller and smaller. ”

Yan Zixiu smiled: "If I am the head of the spirit realm, I will give an order: the cultivators who are not greedy will be selected first." Wouldn't they release their resources to the middle and lower class monks of this realm? ”

Lan Meng also laughed: "If this is really the case, then all the monks here have to give you Yan Da in charge of the Ancestral Hall." Burn incense and pray every day, may you live a long life. ”

While talking and laughing, most of the original antagonism and estrangement between each other have dissolved.

Feng Ya Song, Fu Bi Xing.

(End of chapter)