Wu Lao was silent for a long time before he slowly let go of the hand on Bai Gumai, "What did the one in your alley say?" ”

"Grandpa Liu only said that I had internal injuries in my body, which hurt the internal organs and meridians, but it had nothing to do with ordinary people like me, so he didn't say anything."

Bai Gu knew that Wu Lao was talking about Lao Liu, but how did this title sound weird?

"Hmph, that's right." Wu Lao sneered, and then pointed to Bai Gu's chest, "Your injury is serious and serious, and it is not serious or serious, depending on the situation." ”

"For example?" Bai Gu suddenly became energetic.

"You are hurting the meridians and acupoints, and ordinary people don't rely much on this, so it naturally doesn't have much impact." Wu Lao paused, "Those who need to travel through the acupoints are very human, common, and commonplace. ”

"Is it the kind of peerless powerhouse that the book says can fly to the sky?" Bai Gu's eyes lit up.

Wu Lao was noncommittal, "In his own body, he can open up the house, absorb the aura of heaven and earth, and rub the laws of the world, this is a cultivator." ”

"Isn't this kind of person a very powerful person?"

"Not exactly. Those who are famous and spread in the world are all the best among them. There are many people who are nameless and depressed. Wu Lao still wanted to drink saliva, but found that the teacup was already empty, so he had to call Xiao Yu to come in and add water.

"Elder Wu, do you have any practice? It's the kind of big guy who can fly away, right? Bai Gu looked forward to it.

Hearing this, Wu Lao just smiled and waved his hand, "Not really." At the beginning, I was not good at learning art, and I only learned a little fur, but now I just barely use it as a means to strengthen my body, and I just practice occasionally. ”

Bai Gu was a little disappointed in his eyes, but then he thought of someone, "What about the old guy?" He should be a cultivator, right? He bragged to me before that he was very good-looking, chic and free, and he was friends with sword fairies and sages, and countless goddesses and fairies chased him, and he didn't know how much he drank wine, and he traveled all over the world. Anyway, how powerful and how to blow, Wu Lao, you should have known the old guy for a long time, isn't it true? ”

"He's right, it's okay, it's okay before, it's barely a character, but his personality is a little confused." When Wu Lao thought of that old guy, he couldn't help but have a headache.

That one, he can't be stingy, and when he comes back, he must beat him up!

"And what about him now? It used to be okay, but now it's even better. ”

"Now? The Tao is acceptable, the spell is average, and it is barely among the streams. Wu Lao smiled and took a sip of the teacup.

"Huh? Why did it become weaker? Aren't those people in the book getting better and better? ”

"Hehe, those people are the dragon and phoenix among the people who are rare in a hundred years, the chosen ones, the old guy is mediocre, how can he compare with those people? Besides, how old he is. People always have to serve the old. ”

"Then, what does cultivation have to do with my internal injuries?" Bai Gu drank the tea that was a little cold in the cup in one gulp, and asked Xiao Yu to add some water a little embarrassed.

Wu Lao stretched out his hand and lowered the curtain, the wind and snow outside the window became stronger, and the snowflakes drifted in a little.

"It's up to you."

"Me?" Bai Gu frowned, looking innocent.

"If you continue to be like this, as an ordinary ordinary person, everything will naturally be fine. I have just probed your pulse, and although your pulse is weak, it will not be a problem to live another twenty years. Coupled with the money you have on hand right now, it's more than enough to live a prosperous life. Old Wu lightly tapped his index finger on the tabletop and thought for a moment, "The old guy told me that you are very envious of cultivators and yearn for their lives, right?" ”

Bai Gu nodded frantically, "Yes, yes, the book says that cultivators fly to the sky, come and go freely, and can do anything, isn't this a god?" The life of a fairy, who doesn't want to live! It's free, and maybe a little famous, and it's written down in a book. What's that word called? Oh, yes! Famous through the ages! It's exciting to think about! ”

Wu Lao smiled, just pointed out the window, "It's snowing heavily." ”

"Well, the snowmen are starting to clear the snow from the streets." Bai Gu glanced out the window in confusion, and it was white.

"For example, an ordinary person is a speck of dust, a vast and inconspicuous many, small and inconspicuous, but everywhere. Fragile and strong, can build tall buildings, but also easy to collapse. The cultivator is just a snowflake in the snowstorm, fluttering in the wind, extremely gorgeous, but only in the cold season. Snowflakes drift in the air, seemingly splendid, but in fact they fall to the ground and die. ”

Hearing this, Bai Gu couldn't help frowning, and couldn't help but interrupt Wu Lao, "Won't it?" Death on the ground? It's not so exaggerated, aren't the gods in those books and stories awesome? Not so fragile, right? ”

Wu Lao shook his head, "Then you are wrong." Cultivators are indeed more powerful than ordinary people, they will use magic to punish evil spirits and cultivate their bodies, use charms to suppress demons and Anbang, and use utensils to kill demons and cultivate virtues, each with its own means. It is a fact that they have great abilities and live a much longer life than ordinary people. But is it that simple for a practitioner? Not everyone can practice, otherwise the streets are all over the place now. Cultivators first need to have excellent roots and bones, and the knack is ethereal, otherwise it will be in vain to practice, and many cultivators are depressed and end up mostly because of this. The second is comprehension, if the comprehension is not accessible, and the magic and spiritual records cannot be read, how can I practice? Besides, cultivation is a money-burning thing, and what kind of exercises, pills, talismans, and weapons don't need money? Any character who has achieved a little bit of cultivation will not be poor anywhere. ”

"To ...... A lot of money? Bai Gu's voice was a little quieter.

"Well, with the 30,000 taels of gold you have now, even the most basic spirit attraction body is not enough. Except, of course, the gifted, those are simply monsters, don't mention it. Wu Lao took a sip of tea, and then said, "Of all the things in the world, only this practice is the most money-burning. Those who just want to do penance and don't want to spend money are often the first to die, and they can't make a name for themselves. ”

As he spoke, Wu Lao also glanced at Bai Gu meaningfully.

Bai Gu could only laugh a few times.

"And then there's the heart." Wu Lao pointed to his chest.

"What? What is this? ”

"You can understand it as...... Persist, stick to your original intention, stick to your dreams, and not be shaken by other temptations on the path of cultivation. One wrong step, one wrong step. Sometimes a small mistake can lead to the collapse of the avenue and the death of the road. Wu Lao raised his head and looked at the sky outside the window, his eyes were complicated.

Bai Gu thought for a moment, "Is it like the Great Ancestor of Teng Ape?" ”

"Oh? Have you heard this guy's story yet? Wu Lao was a little surprised.

Bai Gu scratched his head a little embarrassed, and rarely blushed a little, "It was once that I sneaked to the ant hall, and Bai listened to a storytelling, and that time it happened to be Teng Ape Great Ancestor." ”

"I went to make up the ticket later." Bai Gu hurriedly added.

Wu Lao smiled dumbly, "It's okay, it's okay, it's a good thing that I like to listen to books." You should talk to Mr. Tang about the ticket supplement. ”

"Old Wu also knows Mr. Tang?" This time, it was Bai Gu who was surprised.

"The signboard of the No. 1 Storytelling Hall in Yunshui City, who doesn't know it in the city, who doesn't know it? Besides, Ant Hall is not far from Cheung Chau Pharmacy, so I occasionally go to listen to Mr. Tang's storytelling. ”

Bai Gu suddenly realized, it turned out to be like this.

"Mr. Tang is a very good person, he is also very wonderful in storytelling, he must have read a lot of books, seen a lot of things, and is a very powerful person!"

Wu Lao nodded, "Almost, he is a very bookish reader, very gentle, and it makes people want to be more intimate at a glance." ”

Wu Lao said, "The road of cultivation is like walking on thin ice, and walking on a rope on a cliff." There are countless bumps, difficulties, and tests on the road, and if you are not careful, you will never recover, and it is extremely dangerous. The appearance is free and easy, chic, with powerful means, and a longer lifespan than ordinary people, which is indeed desirable. However, it is very common to work hard inside, burn money, often get no return for your efforts, and you can't improve a single penny of hard cultivation. Although ordinary people are only a hundred years old, they can still live peacefully and steadily, and they are down-to-earth. Cultivators are different, the taller the building, the more crumbling it is. They had to fly in the air, float, and show the world. What do you think was the reason for them when they fell to the ground? It's not that I don't have the strength to fly. ”

"But what the book says, isn't it true that every time you reach the end of the road, you will die in a desperate situation? And then start working miracles? ”

"The end of the road is just a turning point, a time for the rest of the cold wind. When a cold wind blows, won't the snowflakes fly again? Wu Lao smiled, picked up the teacup and took another sip, "What I said about landing is a dead end on the path of cultivation, and it is when one foot has stepped into the territory of death. When the snow falls, people are dying, how can there be so many cold geese in the world, rolling up thousands of falling snow? ”

"In other words, those immortals are indeed more fragile than ordinary people?"

"In a way, yes. There are not a few cultivators who die young. ”

Bai Gu was silent.

Originally, he longed for the immortal-like life of cultivators, because they lived a long time, their own abilities were great, and they could protect themselves and others.

He has wanted to be this kind of person since he was a child, just because he wants to have the strength to protect his family, protect Old Lady Bai and Bai Xiaoxiao, protect Brother Peng, protect Lao Liu, and protect all the people he wants to protect.

Bai Gu doesn't have any big ideals, he just wants to have a good home.

That's all.

But now after listening to Wu Lao's words, he doesn't seem to yearn for a spiritual life so much.

Extremely burning money, easy to die early, no return for paying, demanding and complicated.

These points all accurately guessed Bai Gu's thunder point.

Then I now have 30,000 taels of gold, which is enough to live a prosperous life in the city, and I will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of my life. In that case, what else do I envy? Wasn't this kind of life what I longed for before?

Now you just need to wait for Bai Xiaoxiao to wake up, can't you live the life you once wanted?

But why, there is always a feeling of loss in my heart?

Bai Gu put his hands into his sleeves and lowered his head with a sad expression.

"The reason why I tell you so much is because the old guy told me before that you are very eager to practice, and you are very, very envious of that kind of free and easy life. But you must know that the strong are never free. Those so-called freedoms are only relative to ordinary people. The lake envies the long flow of the river, the river envies the ocean's embrace of all rivers, and the ocean envies the lake's tranquility. Everyone has their own experiences and opinions, as well as their own aspirations. Ideals, yearning and original intentions, these three can be the same or three different things. But Bai Xiaoyou, you have to remember that it is a very happy thing to be a man and have a direction in your heart. It not only allows you to motivate yourself and constantly strive for it, but also illuminates the way forward when your life is gloomy and tired, and it is an invisible but bright heart lamp. ”

Wu Lao patted Bai Gu's shoulder, and his smile was as warm as a spring day, "There will be many unsatisfactory in life, but as long as you have hope and direction, even if it is the darkest night, it will eventually pass and usher in the morning sun." ”

Bai Gu didn't speak, just nodded silently.

Elder Wu continued to speak: "You have a weak physique and want to protect your family, cultivation is actually a very suitable thing. You don't need a high level of attainment, you can just make a small achievement, and it is enough in this Yunshui City. But you suffered internal injuries. This injury is the one that just hurts the five internal organs and meridians in your chest and abdomen. If you practice forcibly, the meridians will be blocked, the acupoints will be blocked, and the aura introduced into the body will have nowhere to go, and can only accumulate in its place. It won't be long before you're going to blow up and die. Even if you have a big life and escape, you will leave hidden dangers and die soon. So in contrast, continuing to be an ordinary person is a better choice. ”

Bai Gu's hands in his sleeves were clenched into fists.

The eye sockets are hot incessantly, and the upper and lower rows of back molars are almost kneaded into a row.

The lips are also pursed into a white line.

Veteran Wu gently put his hand on Bai Gu's shoulder, and said softly: "Let's go, today is Lidong, please eat dumplings." When you're full, you won't be thinking. ”

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Xiao Yu's voice followed, "Old Wu, Mr. Jiang from the east of the city is here, and I am looking for you in a hurry." ”

Wu Lao's brows suddenly furrowed, and he muttered softly, "Why is he here......"

Bai Gu took a deep breath, and immediately got up and said, "Since Elder Wu still has guests, then I won't bother much, I'll come back tomorrow." No need to send it. ”

After speaking, Bai Gu pulled his legs and ran.

Before Wu Lao could say anything to stop him, he was already gone.

He could only shake his head helplessly, "This kid ......"

Immediately, Wu Lao's face changed, he changed to a serious look, and said in a deep voice: "Which private room is he in?" ”

"Back to Mr. Wu, Mr. Jiang is in the private room of No. 57."

"Okay, you just stay here and take good care of Bai Xiaoxiao, I'll just go by myself." After speaking, Wu Lao got up and strode away, not showing any old age.

Bai Gu ran out of the Changzhou Pharmacy in one breath, the snow on the road was no longer up to his ankles, and the wind and snow were still there.

He stood blankly at the intersection of the catkins intersection, looking at the white expanse of the street, a few pedestrians, and didn't know where to go or what to do for a while.

The words that Wu Lao had just said slowly appeared in his mind, and Bai Gu's fists were slowly clenched again.

Because of similar words, Mrs. Bai also once told him.

"This person, you have to know how to endure hardship, but you can't suffer all the way, it will be too boring. There must be sweetness, and with sweetness, even if it is bitter, then there is hope, right? ”