Chapter 316: The Old Man (Fifth Watch)
However, although Dao Tong was young, he was already accustomed to this delicate relationship between the master and the uncleβanyway, in a few days, the two of them would walk together in the mountains and talk about everything. Even though the scenery of this Funiu Mountain is beautiful, it is estimated that it has long been tired of it after so many years, and those who can speak, except for themselves, a disciple who is in the tea shop all day long, are there only the other party left?
He turned his head, smiled embarrassedly at everyone, and said, "It's okay, since Qingniu is here, Master won't be too far away, I guess where to hide and sleep." β
Gao Yishui smiled brightly: "In this way, your master is a wonderful person. β
Dao Tong grinned and showed a mouthful of white teeth: "Master, his old man is quite interesting, but ...... There are also some surprising actions from time to time, so please don't be surprised. β
"How amazing?" Gao Yishui rolled his eyes, but glanced at Cai Yan, who also had bright eyes on the side, and smiled dumbly - this is not a fuel-efficient lamp, if Ah Ke is really interested in her, she will have to suffer a lot of toss.
Dao Tong thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "It's hard to say, my master's thoughts are always different from most people in this world, and those barbarians also say that every time my master looks at the sky, he is talking to the gods in the sky......"
Qin Ke couldn't help but smile and said, "Talking to the gods? Could it be the archer with a dog engraved on their longbow?"
"I can't tell. Dao Tong shook his head, with a look of innocence on his face: "But my master once said that Taoists re-cultivate their hearts, regardless of worshipping gods and Buddhas, in the final analysis, most of them respect the wisdom in the hearts of those gods and Buddhas, rather than really begging them for any mercy. Even if the smoke and dust of incense can float for nine days? The water in this world does not flow smoothly, and the days pass day by day, how can it be reversed?"
Abu praised slightly: "The teacher also said this in his lecture. When he mentioned the teacher, he was naturally referring to Zhuge Wanling, although Zhuge Wanling rarely went to Taixue Hall to give lectures, but obviously Abu remembered every word he said.
Walking out of the forest, the edge was a wide valley with lush trees, and the master in the mouth of the Taoist boy was squatting in front of a smooth bluestone on top of a steep cliff.
Qin Ke's eyes naturally drifted over, but what he saw was not the majestic body that Batum kept describing along the way.
Squatting over there...... No matter how you look at it, it's just an ordinary old man.
The old man's bun was also a little messy, but it was hastily coiled up with a branch with new leaves, and the verdant green leaves trembled slightly in the wind, which was the most dusty thing in his body.
It's just his movements......
The old man was facing them, and his posture of squatting there was particularly like "going out of courtesy", and his two eyes were round and staring at the smooth and bright big bluestone, like a stupid goose......
Qin Ke's gaze moved down, and found that the old man was still barefoot, it was obviously autumn, and it was on this cold mountain, so he stepped on the mountain rocks, as if this cold mountain wind was still not as important as the bluestone he was looking at in front of him.
"This is what the barbarians call in their hearts...... The messenger of the gods?" Gao Yishui held back a smile and looked at the old man with an "indecent posture".
Cai Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Then what kind of god is he? Frog God?"
"Maybe it's out of God's favor. Gao Yishui couldn't help laughing, but he also noticed a detail-
That is, in such a mountain, stepping on such a rock, the old man's naked feet, as smooth as jade, spotless, he dared to gamble with his life, this old man must not be a simple character.
Dao Tong ran over crying and laughing, and the saucer and wine jar in the basket in his hand made a crisp bump sound as he ran and jumped, and he shouted, "Master, what are you doing here?" β
The old man didn't hear it, and still squatted in such an ugly posture, looking at the bluestone, as if he was comparing it with the bluestone, who was really a stone.
Dao Tong shouted twice, but did not get a response, and strangely stretched out a hand and put it on the old man's shoulder, and his voice had become confused: "Master?"
The old man fell down like this, without warning, like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind.
Everyone was startled, even Gao Yishui, who had seen the strong wind and waves, trembled for a while, and looked at the old man who suddenly fell to the side, and gasped.
This old man has white hair, and he looks like he should be not young, but his cheeks are ruddy, and his exposed hands and feet are also white and delicate.
Qin Ke's pupils shrank sharply, and he stepped forward a few steps to find out, if the old man was really at the end of his life at this time, wouldn't it mean that he wanted to find the master's clues, and he was going to be broken here?
But Dao Tong was not shocked on his face, but had an expression of "sure enough".
Just as Qin Ke walked in front of the old man, he heard a slight snoring, like a low insect chirping......
"Are you asleep?" Qin Ke looked at the old man with a smile.
The old man who fell down closed his eyes, tilted his back and forked, but he didn't feel the dampness and coldness on the ground at all, it was more stable than the bluestone, and after a few breaths, the snoring became louder and louder.
Dao Tong looked at Qin Ke embarrassedly and said, "This ...... As I told you before, my master will always do something amazing......"
"It's amazing, it's just frightening. Qin Ke let out a long breath, and the stone that had just been hanging in his heart fell to the ground all of a sudden, but he didn't know what to do for a while.
Dao Tong said with a little apology: "I'm sorry." β
"So what now. Several people leaned over, only Cai Yan squatted down, curiously looked at the old man's sleeping posture, and picked up a branch and poked the old man's waist, as if he felt something, and the sleeping old man stretched out a hand and scratched it.
His movements made Cai Yan can't help but giggle, and he wanted to scratch the old man's nose with a branch.
Qin Ke hurriedly went over and grabbed the branch in Cai Yan's hand, and motioned to the apprentice to stand next to him with his eyes, don't be so presumptuous, and said: "People are old people, so you have to be respectful." β
Cai Yan rolled his eyes and whispered: "You also said that he is an old man, the ground is so cold, I poked him just to wake him up and ask him to move the ground quickly." β
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Of course, Dao Tong saw Cai Yan's movements, but he didn't say much, just said helplessly: "You want to wake up my master...... I'm afraid it's difficult, my master is a weird person, he sleeps when he says, he wakes up when he says he wakes up, when he sleeps, he can't wake up when the sky thunders, but sometimes I come with wine and food, he may suddenly wake up, and eat and drink like no one else. β
"Interesting. Gao Yishui was a scoundrel, took off the guqin he was carrying on his back and held it in his hand, gestured twice, as if he was thinking about whether to knock it on his leg or on his head, and said with a smile: "Otherwise, use this for your master? He will definitely wake up when he hurts." β
He wasn't telling a lie, looking at his appearance, he really planned to smash it and try it, and even weighed his guqin in advance, as if he was trying to see if the weight was enough.
Cai Yan is a person who doesn't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement, and her keen eyes have already seen the difference between the old man like Gao Yishui, she believes that this bang will not knock people out, and she also applauded on the side.
Instead, Abu stood up and stopped him, saying, "What are you doing, this is an old man......"
"Zhang, I don't have the surname Zhang. A voice came, and everyone saw the old man turn over and get up, his eyes suddenly opened, and the pupils of those eyes revealed a deep, magnificent, and bright light like stars for a while, but it quickly converged and dimmed.
Only black and white remain.
The old man stretched and let out a comfortable hum: "I remember that the bastard who drinks in the village under the mountain is called Lao Zhang, and every time he gives me a shortage of catties and two pounds." β
"Master, you're awake. Dao Tong was pleasantly surprised.
The old man glanced at Dao Tong, didn't say a word, and looked at the guqin hanging above his head, Gao Yishui was holding his arms in the air.
He muttered, "Hey, what a fucking good piece of wood!"
Gao Yishui didn't have any embarrassed look on his face, his eyes lit up, and he said, "This Taoist leader, do you recognize the wood I use for the guqin?"