Seeing Bai Jiu's sighing appearance, the middle-aged man who had just put down the book on the side frowned, and asked with some doubts: "It's strange to see you like this when you read a book." ”

Bai Jiu didn't put down the book, but rubbed his brow and said, "This book is not good-looking." ”

The man with slightly pale temples said sharply when he heard this: "Nonsense, how can there be something bad about books?" ”

Bai Jiu didn't say a word, opened the first page of the book, and let the middle-aged man read the big characters on it.

"Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs." The middle-aged man with slightly white temples touched his chin, read it softly, and then pondered for a moment and said, "Isn't this a sentence in the Taoist collection?" ”

Bai Jiu nodded and said: "A sentence in the Taoist collection is the beginning, and the book is written with rural legends, which is placed in the library of our Qingfeng Academy, and is taken by those of us who believe in the truth to see, do you say it is ugly or not?" ”

The middle-aged man with slightly white temples nodded and said, "The book does not distinguish between Confucianism and Buddhism, but it is also a little ugly, but it is ......."

Bai Jiu asked, "But what?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Books will not be forced to be shown to people after all. ”

Bai Jiu said: "Isn't that book here for people to read?" ”

The middle-aged man said, "The book is placed here for those who need it." ”

He looked at Bai Jiu and asked, "If you need it, you can watch it, and if you don't need it, you naturally don't watch it." You look at it and prove that you need to see it, but why do you sigh when you look at it? Do you want to say it's ugly? ”

Bai Jiu was a little confused by these questions, and quickly brushed his thoughts, and said, "How do I know it's ugly if I don't look at it?" ”

The middle-aged man looked at him like an idiot and said, "Is your student cultivating yourself stupid?" Look at how young you can go to the fourth floor, why are you still struggling with this problem now. ”

Bai Jiu was speechless, not knowing what to say.

The middle-aged man closed the book in his hand and said, "I'm asking why you're sighing?" ”

Bai Jiu grinned and said, "I'm afraid that as soon as I say it, you will talk about me again, and the young man won't say anything." ”

The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Then you can just talk about it." ”

Bai Jiu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "You don't know if you say it." ”

The middle-aged man sighed, then looked at the book in Bai Jiu's hand, and said: "Your book, when I first entered the void of gods, it was also the first time I read this kind, all kinds of conjectures about this world, conjectures about these legendary stories, let me have a layer of mystery on this world. At that time, I felt very enjoyable, and I was a little skeptical of life. ”

After speaking, he laughed, then touched his chin again, and continued: "For example, the book in your hand, I know that the most talked about is the rumors about the fairy world of this world. It is said that there are immortals who are in charge of all the affairs of the world sitting high above the nine heavens, and the fate of people is actually just a chess piece and a plaything in their hands. What to say that the South China Sea Continent can go directly to the fairy world once in a thousand years. Originally, I didn't believe it, but I remembered that I read a book inexplicably decades ago and saw through the lack of God, and in the past few decades, there have been many strange things in the world, so when I saw this book, I felt very believable. But....." he sneered, and continued, "Now I think this book is purely demagogic. ”

Bai Jiu was a little interested in what he said, and he was even more puzzled, and asked, "Why?" ”

The middle-aged man smiled coldly and said, "I can prove it to you now." ”

Bai Jiu was even more puzzled.

I saw that the middle-aged man waved his arm, and a layer of true qi barrier was formed in the radius of the two, and in an instant, Bai Jiu felt that the surroundings were much quieter, and it turned out that he waved his hand to cut off the sound. Then he suddenly raised his head, in the direction of the top of his head, and shouted loudly, "Immortals? Dogs live more comfortably than you immortals, and pigs know more than you.........."

Bai Jiu stood in place in a daze, his eyes full of surprise and stunned.

It turns out that this is the so-called method.

"Do you hear it, don't answer? If you don't answer, I'm going to ..... Finish! ”

Seeing that the middle-aged man had no intention of stopping, Bai Jiu hurriedly reached over and patted him, signaling that there was no need to say anything more.

The middle-aged man smiled smugly and said, "See? I believe that there is a cycle of cause and effect in this world, but I don't believe that success is in heaven, and I don't believe that heavenly people can decide our life and death. From the first time I weakly scolded this immortal, to the current scolding fiercely, I still haven't done anything, but the realm has improved recently. ”

After speaking, he reached out and patted Bai Jiu's shoulder, and said, "So, you don't care if he is in the fairy world, and he is not an immortal." You live in the world for these boring things? It seems to me that after reading this book, you sigh and sigh for nothing more than two reasons. One, doubt the world. Second, doubt yourself. ”

Bai Jiu suddenly stretched out a thumbs up and said, "The predecessor is really a god. ”

The man proudly held his sleeves, and said with a calm expression: "If you doubt the world? Then I'll tell you about the books of the past few years, and I really read about dogs. If you really have the courage, you should study hard, practice well, read the personal avenue, lead those people in need to a prosperous future, and if you are really courageous, you will create a world where you do not doubt. ”

"If you doubt yourself? Then the books you have read in the past few years have not only read about dogs, but people have lived to dogs. You are not born by your parents, you are not a heaven when you read a book yourself, and your young age and lack of spirit are also your own reasons, not heaven. If you really want to see this world, you can fucking build him a road to heaven and become that immortal yourself. ”

Bai Jiu's heart shook slightly, although the middle-aged man's words were very rough, but they were very reasonable, like bells, echoing in Bai Jiu's heart.

Isn't this the kind of question I've been struggling with all along?

Bai Jiuzuo saluted and said respectfully: "Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years." ”

The middle-aged man with gray temples raised his eyebrows proudly and asked proudly, "Taught?" ”

Bai Jiu replied respectfully, "Taught." ”

The middle-aged man laughed, and then suddenly his eyes became a little colder, and his tone became directly stiff, and he said, "Don't delay me from reading!" ”

Bai Jiu was silent, said thank you, and hurriedly left.

Seeing Bai Jiu disappear at the stairs, the middle-aged man with pale temples put down the book, laughed, and said, "The child can be taught." ”

.........

On the hill to the east.

Hua Jin walked out of the school hall and came to Wen Yuan, who was meditating by the lake with his eyes closed, and asked, "Senior brother, where has the teacher gone?" ”

Wen Yuan slowly opened his eyes, looked at him with some displeasure, and said, "The teacher should have gone down the mountain." ”

Hua Jin's eyes widened, and she said in surprise: "Down the mountain?" ”

Wen Yuan frowned unhappily and said, "How can you make such a fuss!" ”

Hua Jin said: "I have never heard of a teacher coming down the mountain since I was beaten up the mountain. ”

Wen Yuan said: "When the teacher left, he said that he would go to Qingfeng Courtyard to get some books and come back, and look at the time, he should be back soon." ”

Hua Jin asked, "What book are you going to get?" ”

Wen Yuan shook his head and said, "How can a disciple ask about the teacher's affairs." ”

After speaking, he held back his glance at the brocade and asked, "Do you have something?" ”

Hua Jingang wanted to answer.

Wen Yuan said in a deep voice: "I'll talk about it when the teacher comes back." ”

Hua Jin closed her mouth and said nothing.

........

Bai Jiu walked a little depressed.

Although the middle-aged man with slightly white temples said it very reasonably, but if the innocent reason is said like this, whoever puts it on him will feel a little depressed.

But if nothing else, this person can be said to be a master in his understanding of the world and life. can scold the sky and immortals without hesitation like this, just to prove that the theory he said is correct, and such people are talents wherever they are placed.

Bai Jiu felt a little guilty, thinking about the knot in his heart that he had been unable to untie for so many years, he was unexpectedly solved by someone casually, this place in Qingfeng Temple is really full of talents. It seems that in the future, if you can't read dead books, you should still learn and use them lively, and it's better to watch less of those Taoists and Buddhists.

It's just that Bai Jiu's heart knot can be solved, and there is still no answer to the physical problem, what is that lake? The legendary immortals?

Back in the house by Lin Ze Lake, Bai Jiu looked out the window in a daze.

In one day and one night, he walked into Zhushan, crossed the quadripartite formation, and then climbed to the top of the mountain. Everything is like a dream, but this dream is really a murderous memory. He remembered the memory he least wanted to remember, and he walked through it again. Although he still walked through it in the end, he knew what he had been through.

For every blood in the illusion, there will be one more scar in reality. Bai Jiu in the fantasy world is covered in the blood of others, but Bai Jiu in the real world is covered in his own blood. Looking back now, Bai Jiu couldn't help but feel a little afraid, if he hadn't woken up from despair at that time and didn't grab Second Brother Chen's hand, then he might really be called the first person to die by breaking through the mountain.

From the pressure of the first level, the bamboo chopping of the second level, the fog of the third level, and the stone monument of the fourth level.

Now it seems that the first level is the most tiring, the second level is the most dangerous, the third level is the fiercest, and the fourth level is the most difficult. Why is the fourth level the hardest? Now that Bai Jiu thinks back, he just happened to find a way to see the inscription at that time, and finally the stele understood his heart and gave his final evaluation. If he hadn't been in a peaceful state of mind at that time because of the third level, Bai Jiu would never have been able to find the Tongshan Road, let alone the Chaotian Road.

"The gentleman hides his weapon and moves when the time comes."