Chapter 26: Maoshan (3)

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The Maoshan Sect of the Shangqing Sect, one of the three great masters of the Daomen in the world, would actually say that he wanted to pass on his own spells. If this thing falls on other people's heads, I am afraid that nine out of ten Taoist priests in the world will be ecstatic, and if it is Xiningzi's kind of worldly atmosphere, maybe he will faint with happiness.

Xiao Xia didn't faint, but his heart was also beating, and his mouth was slightly dry, especially just now when he witnessed the Taoist achievements of this Maoshan master, he really couldn't help but be excited. However, he also knew in his heart that things would probably not be so simple, there would be no pie in the sky for no reason, and of course there would be no reason to fall to the real person to teach him spells.

Sure enough, He Jinzhi continued: "After the Chinese New Year, that girl in my family will go down the mountain to engage in her righteous path alliance." You also know that she is not actually that material, the rivers and lakes are dangerous, and people's hearts are unpredictable, how can she and the children of that group of families understand. But she is older after all, and she has her own ideas, and I can't force it to stop her. Fortunately, little brother Xia, you are familiar with the rivers and lakes, and I hope you can help him at a critical time. ”

Xiao Xia hurriedly replied: "I have accepted Miss He's love many times, and I have also worked together to overcome hardships, and now I have joined the Righteous Path Alliance at her request to contribute to the righteous path of the rivers and lakes, so I will naturally try my best to help her." ”

"This is what I ask you for, and you don't have to be polite. Then what is the right way of the rivers and lakes and the like, don't use it to perfunctory me, I heard that Xu Zhengzhou's old ghost talked to you, it should be what he said to you. He Jinzhi smiled slightly, Xiao Xia felt as if a warm wind was blowing in his face, and even the deepest corners of his heart were blown. It makes people feel very comfortable, but at the same time, it also makes people have a trace of trepidation. "Well, seriously, I can't teach you anything. Taoism, Taoism, Taoism. There is a way to have a law, the Tao in your heart is not in my Maoshan Mountain, not in this door, even if I teach the spells of the Shangqing School, you will not be able to learn the profundity at all. ”

Xiao Xia was silent, and after thinking about it, he could only sigh and nodded. The path of Taoism is more about the unity of mind and spirit than martial arts, although there are not too many people who know this clearly, but this is indeed the most fundamental point. The ritual of the Daomen Zhaijiao looks cumbersome and useless in the eyes of outsiders like Mingyue. But in essence, it is also an indispensable part of the cultivation of Maoshan disciples, if even they do not respect the Tao in their hearts, and do not believe in it, then the spell is the wood without roots, and the spells such as the low-grade and low-level can be reluctantly used if they are skilled in their skills, and their skills are profound, but they are not said to be high-grade spells. Even a mid-grade and high-level spell is unlikely to be used.

Xiao Xia has long known that this is his biggest weakness. But if a person wants to really believe in something, it is not something that can be believed if he wants to, those Taoist disciples who have entered the mountain gate through formal rituals and are immersed in that atmosphere every day are naturally effortless to believe in the patriarch and the ghosts and gods of the heavens, but he can't do it with all his strength. Whether it's a supernatant spell. It is still the case with the Heavenly Master Runes of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, all of which are out of reach for a wild Taoist like him. Relatively speaking, the Five Elements Sect's Five Elements Spell originated from the Ancient Dao Gate, and the requirements for this were not too high, so many wild Daoists, including him, could barely draw a few middle-grade talismans, but it was still a dream if they wanted to involve the top-grade spells.

"Then the Tao in the heart of He Zhenren is in this door. Didn't you just say that being a Taoist priest is very tiring?" Xiao Xia suddenly remembered and couldn't help but ask.

He Jinzhi smiled: "My Dao, my Dao is naturally here." How can you be in this Maoshan Mountain?"

Xiao Xia thought about it and couldn't help but ask again: "What about my Dao?"

"Since it's your way, why do you ask me?"

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"Why do you two talk like little monks from the Ten Directions now?" Mingyue looked at the two of them with interest.

Xiao Xia scratched her head and smiled wryly. This is indeed like a monk playing meditation, but unlike in the past, he really wanted to ask an answer. He could vaguely feel the hazy scenery in front of him, but when he had to think about it with his heart and look hard, he couldn't see it at all.

"Why did you learn spells, and what did you do with spells?" He Jinzhi asked.

Xiao Xia replied: "Naturally, it is to be able to have a bite to eat, so that I can have more self-protection power in this river and lake." ”

"There are countless other ways to get enough to eat, just use your brain. If you want to protect yourself, why do you have to step into this dangerous river and lake again? It is not difficult to find a remote and comfortable paradise to live in seclusion, at least it is much easier than surviving on this treacherous rivers and lakes that eat people and do not spit out bones. Why are you here? What do you want?"

I also asked my master these words, but the master just told me to look around and take a walk. I also want to look everywhere, look at the world, look at the rivers and lakes, and look at the world. The master said that if you see more and walk more, you will naturally understand."

"Then you can take a good look and go."

I don't know when, He Jinzhi's voice seems to have become very far away, as if it sounded hazy in the sky, and it echoed clearly in his ears and heart, Xiao Xia's eyes saw all a clear light, the surrounding woods and paths were gone, and the whole person seemed to be floating in this clear light, but there was no panic and surprise in his heart, and all the spirits and emotions seemed to be turned into one by this clear light, and the light was the same as the dust

"Actually, what you are doing, walking is not your way? Why bother looking around?"

Xiao Xia Huo Ran woke up. Looking up, there was no change in the surrounding Yiqiē, still walking in the forest path, He Jinzhi was still walking in front, Mingyue was still walking beside him, his steps were not scattered in the slightest, and he still remembered the feeling of stepping on a small stone just now. But this sudden trance was as if I had just had a very long dream, and the things in the dream were completely unrememberable, only an inexplicable clarity. The freshness is precipitated in the bottom of my heart.

"The art of talisman is just a workaround of the Dao method. It is naturally much safer to draw it slowly at leisure with the help of external mana than to apply it temporarily. As long as you are proficient in the technique, you can draw medium-grade spells with the cultivation of the Dao method at the beginning. However, if you are accustomed to acting with the help of external objects, you will inevitably neglect your own cultivation, and if you are too immersed in it, it will indeed hinder the advancement of Taoism, so the Dao Sect in the world does not advocate that disciples rely on talismans, at most it can only be used as an auxiliary means. The rivers and lakes also have a lot of contempt for wild Taoist priests who rely too much on talismans like you," He Jinzhi took out a small booklet from his arms and handed it to Xiao Xia. "But if you really like it and are good at it, then what's the matter? There is a way and there is a law, you have your own way, and you also have your own law. Here is the essence of the Shangqing Rune Technique summarized by a senior of my Maoshan Sect, and it was not a too important classic, so you can take a look at it, it should be more or less helpful. ”

Xiao Xia looked at the booklet in He Jinzhi's hand in a daze, but he didn't reach out to take it.

It was as if he could see what was going on in his mind. He Jinzhi smiled and said, "You don't have to scruple, I brought this book out of the Scripture Pavilion to find an opportunity for you." And compared to what you do, I actually took a big advantage. Just now I sensed your heart with the above clear spiritual light mantra, and how much you can experience and understand is all dependent on your own talent and chance, like the stupid girl in my family who uses this method all day long to eat, and she can't get half of the benefits. ”

Xiao Xia still thought about it. Only then did he take a long breath, took the book in He Jinzhi's hand, and slammed it to the ground: "Thank you He Zhenren for your advice." ”

"Why thank you, I said, I can't actually teach you anything. You get the idea. It's all up to you. ”

Mingyue didn't understand it at all, and she didn't understand: "Huh." Daoist Xia, have you already learned it? But you haven't taught him, uncle. All I heard you say is your own. Needless to say, of course yours is yours. ”

Xiao Xia smiled: "Of course, mine is mine." ”

At this time, unconsciously, the two of them had followed He Jinzhi to an open valley, the trees gradually thinned, and several green brick houses were vaguely seen in a medicine field flower garden, and not far away was a mountain stream and a clear spring flowing slowly, just like the scenery in the painting.

"Jin Zhi, why did you come back so late?" a woman walked out of the room and looked this way. Seeing Xiao Xia and Mingyue following He Jinzhi, he was stunned for a moment and then smiled. "It's been a long time since you've brought a friend home. ”

On the way back, I happened to meet the two of them, so I invited them over. This is the Qingfeng Dao Chang and the Mingyue girl mentioned by Ji'er. Walking to the woman's side, the smile on He Jinzhi's face became more gentle, and it also brought out a little more fireworks that were not originally there, and it really looked no different from a husband who returned at night when he saw his wife who went out to greet him, pointing to the woman and introducing it to Xiao Xia and Mingyue. "It's clumsy. ”

"I've seen Mrs. He. Xiao Xia bowed his hand. This Mrs. He doesn't look much older than He Ji'er, she is less than thirty at a glance, and although she has a cloth skirt, there is an indescribable grace and nobility in her demeanor and temperament, which is completely different from He Jinzhi's feeling, but it seems to complement each other.

"Qingfeng, Mingyue, judging from this name, it is really a rare pair. Mrs. He covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes flowed over Xiao Xia and Mingyue's bodies, and when they flowed to Mingyue's body, they were slightly stagnant, but then they returned to nature.

Madame teased. Xiao Xia buried her head in some embarrassment. He Xi'er is already a rare beauty, but only when you see this Mrs. He can she understand that He Xi'er's beauty is all inherited from her, and it is only a small half. This Mrs. He didn't pretend at all, she was dressed as an extremely ordinary country woman, but it was so bright that Xiao Xia had a dazzling illusion, and by the way, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Mingyue didn't know if she understood Mrs. He's words, but she just looked at this lady with a unique temperament with wide eyes.

"What about Xi'er, why aren't you at home so late?" He Jinzhi glanced at the tiled houses, of course, with his cultivation, he didn't need to push the door to see it.

Mrs. He replied: "When her uncle came, she pestered her and said that she wanted to ask her uncle for advice, and she didn't want me to know about it, so she took her uncle out with her." ”

"The second or third child who came? They are not guarding the capital during the New Year, nor are they going back to the ancestral house in Yuzhou for the New Year. But what are you doing in my Maoshan Mountain?" He Jinzhi frowned slightly.

"It's the third brother who came. You also said that it was not because of you. Mrs. He glanced at He Jinzhi with some disgust. He turned to Xiao Xia and Mingyue and smiled. A little housework made the two guests smile. I'll probably be back soon, and I'll be glad to see you here. ”

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When the four big words of 'Congratulations to the New Year' exploded in the sky in the distance, He Ji'er also saw it. She was just stunned for a moment, and naturally saw whose handiwork it was, which was completely different from the surprise and admiration of others after seeing it, she just snorted disapprovingly and pursed her lips.

A brocade-robed man standing next to He Xi'er laughed: "Hahahaha." Brother Jin Zhi is really a good handwriter! It's rare that he still has such a leisurely and leisurely attitude, using fireworks to write, it can't be that he got it himself, could it be that he caught some children who don't abide by the rules in this back mountain, and is showing them how to put these fireworks?"

He Xi'er was more and more disdainful: "A gentleman is not heavy or powerful." The dignified Maoshan is in charge, but there is no majesty that the master should have. Congratulations on the new year, is he greeting people?"

The brocade-robed man shook his head and smiled: "Why did you say this about your father." Can't you see the realm contained in these four words? Ten thousand laws are at will, and a little spiritual light is a symbol. Today, there are only a few people who can have such a realm and cultivation, even if it is Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain, if you want to purely talk about your own cultivation realm, you may not be able to beat him. ”

That's why I look down on him even more. The uncertain look on He Xi'er's face became a little heavier. "There is a body of cultivation but is unwilling to contribute to the righteous path of the world's rivers and lakes, as the head of Maoshan but does not think about how to promote the faction, he stays in the mountain col all day. If it weren't for the battle with the Xidi people outside Yangzhou City, maybe the people in the rivers and lakes wouldn't know that the Maoshan faction had him in charge. Willing to be indifferent to the point where he is. I don't know how Maoshan would have elected him to be the real person in charge back then?"

"Hehe, it's not because your father is really talented, but he is a rare genius in Maoshan for a hundred years. Back then, he sat down with Zhang Yuanling, who had not yet inherited the position of the Heavenly Master, and even Zhang Yuanling, who had always been arrogant, praised him, and later Maoshan was elected to the position of the head of the sect. Zhang Tianshi actually supported him vigorously, which was a big violation of the practice of the Zhengyi Sect. It can be seen that your father's position as the head of the sect is indeed well deserved. Speaking of this, the brocade-robed man shook his head again and sighed. "Hey, speaking of which, his light and casual temperament does give people a bit of a headache, if he is really willing to contribute to the operation, with the help of me and your second uncle, maybe it will not be the turn of Longhu Mountain to dominate the world. ”

"Third uncle, don't say it. He Ji'er waved her hand dejectedly. "My father is just willing to be indifferent, but he doesn't want me to set foot in the rivers and lakes, I don't know how long I have begged for a long time, and he finally allowed me to go down the mountain in the past few years. After walking on the rivers and lakes, I realized that even some ordinary Jianghu Daoists were much stronger than me. I have been cultivating and honing hard in the past two years, and I thought that I could make some progress, but not long ago, I met Tang Jiabao's Tang Xiaoxiao, and compared with others, I realized that I was nothing. Not only is it self-cultivation, experience in the rivers and lakes, wit in the strain, etc., but I don't even know some of the most basic common sense, and I am like a fool in comparison. ”

"The children of the Tang Sect are indeed not to be underestimated, no wonder you don't even have self-confidence. The big man touched the thick black whiskers on his chin and smiled meaningfully. "Tangjiabao has been able to dominate the corner of the world for hundreds of years, even the change of dynasties, the rise and fall of the devil cannot be shaken, relying on the strength of the hard state. This is something that our Nangong family can't compare. But in order to cultivate generations of children of the Tang family who have made the people of the rivers and lakes fearful, do you know how much effort they have made and how much sacrifice they have made? Tang Jiabao spent no one in the world to spend on cultivating the next generation, each Tang Sect disciple received a variety of training since childhood, not what you can imagine, and the Tang family's style is ruthless and vicious, ruthless to the enemy, ruthless to their own family, only half of the Tang Sect disciples can really achieve fame in the end, I don't know how many died in various secret operations unknown. Compared to you, you're living in a honey pot compared to those kids at home, and of course it's incomparable. And the Tang family's century-old intelligence network, as well as various connections, hidden secret hands, in some places, even we are a little ashamed, and it is normal for them to know many secrets that others do not know. ”

He Xi'er's brows furrowed more and more tightly when she heard this, and she suddenly said forcefully: "Born in distress." Dying in peace is exactly that. That's why I can't get used to my father's lack of progress. Knowing is inferior to others. I have to work harder a hundred thousand times, even if I can't catch up with others, I will always go further than yesterday! In this way, I can gain a foothold in this turbulent rivers and lakes and make a name for myself, so that I can live in vain in this world!"

Dahan also raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and clapped his hands and praised: "Okay! This is what my Nangong family should be! Let the unmotivated people of the same kid not be ashamed to death when they hear it." ”

He Xi'er sighed, and the whole person softened again as if deflated: "Although the words are good, in fact, I also know that I am really bad. Not to mention anything else, I don't even know a lot of common sense on the rivers and lakes, for example, now I don't understand until I ask my uncle. Why did Tang chuckle when he heard that I don't know the person behind the red smoke Qingyu Building, he had such an expression, it turned out that behind the Qingyu Building was your shadow guard. ”

The brocade-robed man laughed and said, "That's nature." Could it be that you really think that Hongyan Qingyulou is purely a Jianghu organization? Qingyulou operates gambling stalls and intelligence transit, and Hongyan Pavilion operates Qinglou, how can you manage these two things without a strong enough official background? However, your second uncle and I are just taking two idle positions in the shadow guard, just to help my Nangong family firmly rely on the big backer of the imperial court. ”

"But even these are the only things I know, uncle, what do you say I have learned in Maoshan over the years?" He Xi'er said more and more depressed, slowly took a long breath, and plucked up her spirit again. "But from the beginning of this year, I have to muster up the spirit and start officially putting the Righteous Path Alliance on the stage. Let's learn slowly as you do. Uncle, you can promise to help me with the affairs of the court. ”

The brocade-robed man nodded: "Sister, girl, you have the heart to do a career, your second uncle and I are naturally happy to see it happen, it would be better if we could bring those lazy boys in the family to be more diligent." On the side of the imperial court, you can rest assured, other places dare not say that the three states of the Central Plains are no problem. The local governments were helpless against the fighting and killing of the forces in the rivers and lakes, and they couldn't ask for someone to help solve it. ”

"Oh, yes. Uncle, Tang chuckled and said that you plan to plot against the Divine Machine Hall, right?" He Xi'er suddenly remembered. Ask.

"It's not us, your second uncle and I don't have that much appetite. My Nangong family doesn't have to use those means. The big man smiled bitterly. "If you're talking about the Shadow Guards, that's what they mean. ”

"Why do you have to do this?" said this, He Xi'er's face couldn't help but be slightly indignant. "Although those people are a little more businessmen, but there is nothing bad, in the final analysis, it is just a group of businessmen and craftsmen selling their own equipment, and it is not easy to work hard to run such a big scene, why should the shadow guard take other people's inheritance as their own?"

Dahan shook his head and said: "You are wrong again, where is the girl, you are so unbearable, at most they just want to take it into their grasp." This matter is not something that the shadow guard can decide by himself, and the court has already set this tone. In recent years, the organs and equipment of the Shenji Hall, especially all kinds of machine beasts and firearms, have been adopted by the border army, and they are indeed very powerful, hundreds of times stronger than ordinary bows and crossbows, and it is much more convenient to use flying machine beasts to detect the enemy situation than ordinary reconnaissance cavalry parades. With the continuous improvement of the technology of the Divine Machine Hall, there is still room for further improvement of these mechanical devices, and even some bold people say that sooner or later, the art of this equipment will be enough to change the general trend of the world. At the same time, it is also reported that the Shenji Hall is preparing a large-scale heavenly project, and if it succeeds, the effectiveness and power of these mechanisms can be increased tenfold and hundredfold. ”

"Isn't that great? If you have such a sharp weapon, wouldn't it be much easier to deal with the Xidi people?

"Girl, you're thinking too simply. Dahan's expression slowly became solemn, and his voice became heavier and heavier. "You know, those people are just businessmen and craftsmen after all. The previous dynasty despised the merchants the most, why? Because they only had interests in their eyes, and there was no righteousness. Whoever is just a customer to them, which side can sell to which side with the highest price, whether it is us, the Red Leaf Army, or even the Sidi people. ”

"How could this be"

"You should have dealt with them a lot in the past two years, and you should know what their temperament is. We have long had news that they send hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the Yongzhou General's Mansion every year, intending to make friends. ”

"Why do they have to be like this? Then Ye Hongshan is just an arrogant and arrogant martial artist, who has no reason and justice, and regards human life like a mustard, when he privately opened the border pass to the Central Plains of our country, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and their lives were devastated, and the imperial court was too late to reduce the strength of the Red Leaf Army, how could they still fund them?"

"Because that's what they think is the most valuable thing to invest in, to show favor. They want to take refuge in the Red Leaf Army. Fortunately, Ye Hongshan was arrogant and didn't take them very seriously. Otherwise, with the courage of the Red Leaf Army, with the help of the organs, the country will be revolutionized, and the turmoil in the world may only be in his thoughts. At that time, it will not only be the three states of the Central Plains, but the whole world. ”

"Again. What would it look like if the power of those mechanical devices was really as those bold people said, and they could even grow strong enough to change the world in the future? Have you ever seen those latest heaven-level machine beasts in the Shenji Hall? One machine beast is enough to deal with dozens of Jianghu masters without falling behind, and only twenty or thirty such machine beasts can break through an army of 10,000 people. Even if a true innate master is not afraid of those iron and stone mechanisms, he can deal with one or two, what about four or five? four or five, forty or fifty? hundreds? It takes several years and millions of taels of silver for an army of 10,000 people to be recruited and trained into a real army that dares to fight. Only among the thousands of people who practice martial arts and cultivation can there be a congenital master, and that is also the crystallization of decades of hard work, sweat and talent. And if the Heavenly Crafts Plan of the Divine Machine Hall is completed, they will be able to build thousands of such beasts in a day. The person who controls the trap beast only needs to cultivate for ten days at most, and I even heard that they have completed a mechanism that uses divine thoughts to control the mechanism, so that even an ordinary ruffian can control it freely. ”

"When I really have that kind of power in my hands, what do you think those businessmen and craftsmen who only have interests in their eyes think? Will they think, why do I have to abide by any rules, why should I be controlled by anyone, why should I be afraid of any official emperor, why don't I become the emperor myself and sit on this country? You say, will they think like this?"

He Xi'er couldn't answer. It's not because she doesn't know how to answer this question, but with these words, the thick momentum revealed by Dahan almost overwhelmed her. It was like the coercion of the front of the army, and it seemed to be high up, and a word could determine the life and death of tens of thousands of people, and the momentum of controlling heaven and earth made her feel that this person who had watched her grow up since she was a child was extremely strange.

"And if it is taken away by a group of opportunistic and mercenary businessmen and craftsmen, what kind of situation do you think it will be? The Buddhist scriptures say that the world of the end of the Dharma is nothing more than that. If you think about it carefully, that kind of world may be even more unbearable than when the Demon Sect was prevalent in the previous dynasty. Although the Demon Cult confuses people's hearts and teaches people to kill and destroy their hearts, they always give people a direction. And people without direction are the most dangerous and unbearable, because that kind of person can do everything. ”

"The sharper the equipment, the more you have to be in control. Girl, it's not about who's going to take whom's inheritance, it's about how things have to be. At this time, you can no longer look at it from the perspective of morality, but stand in a higher position. The Tang family's kid's idea is only limited to the level of ordinary Jianghu people, and it is not worth it, do you understand? If you really want to do great things, you must learn to stand at a higher level to see and think. ”

"I see. After a long while, He Xi'er finally nodded reluctantly. Although she doesn't really understand it.