The senior official of the county government came to the house, and Lu Laoshi was happily busy, and then called Li Jinhua, who was still outside, to come back to cook, and hurriedly moved a few stools and put them under the eaves.

"That.....that ..... the king's book, sit down. ”

He looked back at his son and urged: "Liangsheng, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and ask the master to sit down." ”

"Don't bother. ”

The old man waved his hand, looked at the saluting students, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth: "I went out today to see the scenery of Qixia Mountain, which is an outstanding person, and I also came by to see Liangsheng." ”

"Then how can you do it, you are the mentor of my family, you have come to the house, how can you not eat. Li Jinhua has already fetched water and washed rice, and the women in the mountain village have never had the rule that men speak and women can't interject.

Lu Liangsheng also nodded: "Teacher, stay and eat." ”

Over there, the old man was not pedantic, he didn't care about the woman interjecting in, he laughed: "If you have dinner, I'm afraid you won't be able to go back to the county seat tonight, and you still have official business to deal with tomorrow, Liangsheng, follow me to the outside of the village." ”

"Yes. Liangsheng no longer persuaded him, and followed the old man out of the courtyard gate.

The toad lying on the lattice snorted.

"I haven't seen such politeness to the old man in the past. ”

When muttering, a big hand reached out, lifted the toad Daoist, and put it on his shoulder, Sun Yingxian smiled: "I know you want to go, this Daoist is kind enough to take you all the way." ”

"Be kind!" the toad glared at him, turning his face to the side.

After getting along for three months, Sun Yingxian also knew the temper of this toad, so he didn't care about it, and when he walked to the entrance of the courtyard, there was another person staring at him, and the Taoist was stunned, and then smiled.

"Yo, isn't this a headcatcher......"

Zuo Zhengyang stared at his shoulder, and then his gaze fell on the face of the Taoist, and his gaze was like electricity: "Why are you here?"

"Why can't this ..... Daoist be here?"

On the first day of meeting, Sun Yingxian was still apprehensive about this head-catching knife technique, and after stabilizing his mind, his mouth became neat: "The people of Lujia Village are kind and hospitable, and it is normal to see that I am a down-and-out Taoist who has been helping for ten days and a half months." ”

Glancing at the slender scabbard on the other party's waist, he arched his hand.

"Farewell, go first!"

is to chase out, Zuo Zhengyang is not worried about this person, his steps are fast, and he follows behind.

Outside the village, a snow-white reflection of the sun, some dazzling eyes, walking on the country road of the old and young, looking at the surrounding acres of fertile land, for a long time, Wang Shuhua slowly spoke.

"I came here on this day, and what I saw on the way was that the villagers were hardworking and the fertile land was cultivated, which was very good. However, good life, do you think it is better to benefit the people of a place or the people of a country?"

Lu Liangsheng, who was walking behind, was stunned, looked at the back that stopped in front of him, and frowned slightly.

"..... is naturally the people of a country, and a country includes a land. ”

"Perfunctory. ”

The old man was not angry, but took two steps with his hands in his hands, and turned sideways to look at the small river that was flowing not far away.

"Then Chen Yaoke was killed by you, right?"

The abrupt words, although the tone was gentle, made the cold hairs on Lu Liangsheng's back stand up, and when such a thing as murder was said, no matter who it was, he was a little nervous.

"Mentor ......"

Without waiting for the young man to explain, Wang Shuhua turned his face sideways and nodded: "Good kill!"

In the distance of the field path, Sun Yingxian and Zuo Zhengyang stopped to look over.

Here, Lu Liangsheng looked at the old man, his face was stunned, and he couldn't guess what the teacher in front of him was going to say for a while, but he never regretted that incident.

is slightly bowed and arched his hand: "Teacher, that Chen Yaoke was killed by a student." ”

"Good kill!"

The old man repeated, looking at Lu Liangsheng's eyes were different after all, "I came here today, in fact, I was also ordered by the county, and he also guessed that the matter of Chen Yuanwai's house and Yazuiling was done by you, but he didn't intend to pursue it, but he just wanted to be the mouth of the teacher and tell you that the technique of the side door is just a small road." ”

"Teacher, what a good student cultivates is ....."

"The method of killing people is the way, and it is also the heart of the teacher, good life, you see ......"

The old man's tone was calm, and he raised his hand to sweep away the surrounding idyllic and snowy scenes, as well as the distant mountains, "...... These scenery will remain unchanged for eternity, and in another hundred or thousand years, maybe some places will change, but they will not be too bad, but people can only hurry for a few decades, and those who cultivate the Tao may be able to live for a long time, pursuing longevity and long-term vision, in the final analysis, but it is selfish. ”

He is old, his head is white, and what he says also has his own past experience in it.

"Actually, it's a bit too much to say that selfishness is a bit too much, people have selfish desires, and it is natural for cultivators to pursue immortality and Taoism, but good life...... In this world, not everyone can have that kind of creation, and there are many people like this village, such as your parents and relatives, who are ordinary people who have lived a life of hardship. ”

"Liangsheng knows. ”

Lu Liangsheng sighed and bowed: "But the student can't fully agree." ”

"Oh?" the old man must have expected him to say this, and laughed, "Then listen to the teacher." ”

"Teacher, although the student's cultivation is shallow, he also knows that to make the villagers here live better, and set up a small magic circle to gather spirits in this river here to nourish the fish, shrimp, and soil, in the hope that in the future, in addition to food and clothing, he can also earn more money.

Liangsheng also often hears that there are many spirits and monsters in the wilderness, deep mountains and old forests that harm people, and there are also cultivators in the world who act chivalrous and eliminate harm in accordance with justice, and they are not as selfish as the teacher said, even if they pursue the way of immortality, it is just the goal of human desire and the expectation in their hearts, and it is no different from being an official and sailing against the current. ”

The young man's words were calm, and the words he said were beyond his experience of his age, and the old man opposite frowned slightly, but a look of approval flashed in his eyes.

Turn around, take a step and move on.

"Liangsheng's words are very well analyzed, which shows that you have worked hard in your studies. But there are still some rigidities, just as you said, how many people might be helped by cultivating people who practice chivalry and righteousness, and get rid of those harmful ghosts and ghosts? What's more, not every cultivator is like you, a good life..... you are here to treat the people well, and to open up virtue is only a corner of the place after all. ”

Wang Shuhua held his hands and looked at the busy farmers in the fields and the men digging pools in front of him.

"In the future, if you study hard and gain fame and become an official in the court, how many such villages and fields will be blessed? Even if you can't become an official in the court, if you become the honor of a county, you can take care of tens of thousands of people. ”

Lu Liangsheng was silent, his face remained unchanged, and the cold wind in the field gusted, blowing the clothes of the old and the young

After a long time, the boy gave up his hand and said, "The student knows." ”

The old man who was walking slowly in front of him did not intend to continue walking, and when he turned around, he saw that he did not speak, and laughed, and put his hand in vain.

"You're not ..... teacher to let you give up practicing, I just want to tell you which is more important, but the old man really hasn't seen many cultivators in his life, what he said just now is just persuasion, you are talented and intelligent, you can't waste it, next year's spring children's test, and let the teacher be disappointed. ”

seems to be peaceful, Wang Shuhua still cares a little about the so-called cultivators, but he has never seen it in his life, killing people invisibly, singing and drinking in the mountains and wilderness, which is also what a literati like him yearns for in his bones.

But the heart is old after all, older than the body.

The cold wind became more and more intense, Lu Liangsheng pinch a finger to prevent the old man from suffering from the cold, and the wide sleeves were flicked, and the invisible thing blocked the wind outside, which surprised Wang Shuhua.

Even curiously reached out to touch it, but couldn't touch anything.

After half an hour, Zuo Zhengyang came over and said that it was not early, and then he was ready to leave.

The old man got into the car, opened the curtain and still advised: "Remember what you said before." ”

"Follow the teachings of your teacher. ”

Lu Liangsheng bowed his hand and watched the carriage go away, until it disappeared at the end of the road, and then turned around and walked back.

On the path in the field, the toad man looked at the carriage in the distance and stood up angrily.

"..... this old fellow, pretending, looking down on cultivators, the old man is going to be angry, don't stop you-"

The two little short legs kicked and jumped to the ground, Sun Yingxian was quick and grabbed it, and the whole short figure was grabbed in mid-air, and slipped out of the padded jacket, deviating from the direction.

Syllable!

It was the sound of slapping on the water.

Far away.

Lu Liangsheng was walking back to the village, still thinking about the conversation with his teacher just now, and in a moment, he heard the Taoist shouting in the distance.

"Lu Liangsheng, your toad master has fallen into the pool!"

The pond that was filled with water sank loudly and loudly.

"Gurgling ......."

Only a few bubbles remained on the surface.