Chapter 88: The Old Cow
A plainly dressed young man led an old cow with steady steps, and on the back of the cow rode a gray-haired old man, the old man's gray robe was stained with dust, his face was full of wind and frost, and his breath was as elusive as if there was no such thing, like the clouds in the sky, the wind in the mountains, the cow sitting down, and the dust on the ground......
The old man's eyes were lowered, as if he had been asleep for a long time, suddenly, the world was bright, white light appeared, the old man didn't know when he opened his eyes, this is a pair of plain eyes, as light as clear water.
The old man's eyes looked at the west in a daze, and he was slightly distracted, and after a moment, the old man returned to the blandness of the ancient well.
"Teacher, is there anything wrong?" the young man asked with a sense of feeling.
The old man smiled and nodded, the old man's smile was a little more humane, and the old man said to the young man: "An old friend from the West has gone east. ”
"Oh. The boy answered, turned back and led the ox to continue on his way, he didn't ask much, the teacher wanted him to know that he would naturally speak, and he didn't want him to know that it was useless to ask.
"Xuandu, there will be guests. The old man said with a frown.
"Is it the old friend the teacher said?" the boy finally couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart.
The old man smiled and shook his head, "It's not him, we go west, he comes east, even if he walks for 10,000 years, he can't touch it." ”
"Why?" asked the boy, his eyes sparkling.
The old man replied with a smile: "I don't want to see him, and he doesn't want to see me, so naturally he can't." ”
"Oh. The young man nodded as if he didn't understand, and the young man whispered in his heart, what kind of old friend is this?
The old man looked at the apprentice who was holding the ox with one hand and laughed silently, what he thought in his heart, the old man could understand it at a glance, and it was written on his face.
"Sage Lao Tzu stays...... Sage Lao Tzu stays behind...... The king of people has please...... The king of people has ......"
The earth shook, people roared, and a large group of wild men riding tigers and leopards chased after the old man, saying that they were wild men, but compared to the old man and the young man, these people were mostly wrapped in animal skins, naked, and scarred, adding a bit of fierceness.
One of them was different, wearing sackcloth and hemp shoes, and his appearance was also gentle, and it was he who spoke out.
When the beast riders reached a hundred feet behind the old man, they got off their mounts one after another, and everyone followed Sven's middle-aged man and stepped forward.
Xuandu held the cow and waited in place, the young man looked a little nervous, inexplicably nervous, even though he knew that his teacher's background was amazing, but he was nervous.
The old man is the old god, and he looks like he hasn't woken up.
The middle-aged man led the crowd to walk three meters away from the old cow, and the middle-aged man tidied up his clothes and bowed, and said, "Chisong greets the sage Laozi." ”
"Meet the sages. The crowd saluted in unison.
Lao Tzu's eyes opened slightly, and he said softly: "You don't have to be polite, I don't know what advice Mr. Chi Songzi has for chasing after Lao Lao?"
Chi Songzi's face changed slightly, and he raised his head slightly and said: "The sage has tormented the villain, how dare the villain be called a son in front of you, let alone say anything." ”
Lao Tzu smiled lightly and waited for the next word.
Chi Songzi's face flushed and bowed down and said: "It has been sixty-two years since the sage preached and solved doubts in various tribes of the human race, and I, Wang Jiuyang, are virtuous, and I have wanted to invite Mr. to preach in the Youchao clan many times, and I am afraid that I will miss Mr. Enlightenment. ”
"Mr. Jin has had a Chao clan and did not enter, my Wang Shen said that his virtue is insufficient, and the villain came to respectfully invite Mr. to enter the Chao Wang Department to teach the avenue, and the king will be a teacher Mr. ”
Lao Tzu's expression was indifferent, unmoved, "The king of people thinks too much, the old people in the mountains and wilderness, where do they know what the royal road is, the old people travel in all directions, not preaching, but learning the way, learning the way of people, humanity has not been achieved, how can you enter the royal capital." ”
"This ...... This...... First...... Mr. was too modest...... "The sage of the human race, Chi Songzi, sweated on his forehead, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and he was in a dilemma.
"You don't have to be embarrassed, go back and tell the king, if there is a fate, you can see each other, go ......" Lao Tzu flicked his sleeves.
Chi Songzi knew that it was useless to say more, so he bowed and said, "The words of the sage, the villain will truthfully return to my king." ”
Lao Tzu nodded and said to Xuandu: "Disciple, let's go!"
"Yes. When the young man heard the teacher's words, his tense nerves relaxed, he was not afraid that someone would be bad for his teacher, he was afraid that someone would harm the teacher.
"Moo!"
The old cow made a sound, and the young man led the old cow into the distance.
"Greetings to the sages. ”
The people of Chisongzi bowed down for a long time, the sage of the human race Lao Tzu is deeply virtuous, and the holy name of the human race is far and wide, the first thirty years are sages, and the last thirty years are sages, and their prestige in the human race has been close to the king.
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"Teacher, why don't you join the Human King Tribe?" asked Xuandu bluntly.
"The time has not yet come. Lao Tzu replied simply.
"Hasn't the time come yet?" Xuan Du wondered.
"Well, now that the teacher is a sage of the human race, he is the king of men, I go to see him, the Tao will yield to the king, he has a corporal of courtesy, how to deal with it as a teacher?" Lao Tzu said patiently.
Xuandu's black and white eyes were full of enlightenment, he stopped, bowed, and said, "The disciple is taught." ”
"As a teacher, you are only a disciple, who will you teach if you don't teach you?" Lao Tzu joked with a smile.
Xuandu let go of the reins and scratched his head with a smirk, he just wanted to lead the ox forward again, when a clear birdsong sounded overhead, the young man raised his head, and a big bird with white feathers came out through the clouds and swooped down.
The white crane turned into a white-clothed boy on the ground, and the child bowed to Lao Tzu, and the 'bang bang bang' is three rings, "The white crane boy greets the master." ”
Lao Tzu pointed at Xuandu with an expressionless face and said, "He is Xuandu, a disciple of the poor Dao." ”
The White Crane Boy was slightly stunned, and hurriedly kowtowed to Xuandu: "Meet the White Crane Boy...... Meet the little master of Xuandu. ”
"This ...... This ...... "The Xuandu boy was a little at a loss.
Lao Tzu had a smile on his face, Lao Tzu raised it lightly and said, "Get up, but the junior brother sent you?"
The white crane boy hurriedly nodded back: "Master, my master has a letter to you." The white crane boy took out a piece of white jade and offered it with both hands.
Lao Tzu took it and looked at it, his white eyebrows jumped slightly, and he said lightly: "I know, let's go!"
"Yes. ”
The white crane boy kowtowed to Lao Tzu and Xuandu and then turned into a crane and flew away.
After the White Crane Boy left, Lao Tzu was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Xuandu, I want to go back to Kunlun Mountain for the teacher." ”
"Oh. Although there was only one word, Xuandu's worried look made Lao Tzu feel gratified.
"It's your uncle's business, the teacher left this time, you can also walk alone, your own way always has to go by yourself, one person has one person's way, the way of the teacher is not the way of Xuandu. Lao Tzu said earnestly.
"The disciple understands. ”
"We've borrowed this cow for thirty years, so let's return it. ”
"Yes. ”
"Moo~Moo~"
The old cow shed tears, nourished by the breath of Taiqing for so many years, it is no longer an ordinary cow, and it also knows how to ask for chance.
Lao Tzu smiled lightly and said, "You can't do without you." As he spoke, he took out a purple gold gourd, poured out a pill, and fed it to the old cow.
The old cow instantly emitted yellow light, a cow hair burned, and new hair grew.
"Old ...... Teacher, Niu ...... Horns!" Xuandu pointed to the old cow and stammered as he pointed out the horns as sharp as a sword, "This ...... What if it hurts someone?"
Lao Tzu frowned, reached out and grabbed the horn and pulled it back, the old cow screamed, the horn turned, the sharp horn pointed inward, Lao Tzu smiled and asked: "Is this good?"
The young man nodded again and again: "Mmmmmmmm ”
"Hahaha......" Lao Tzu laughed heartily, extremely satisfied with his own horns and getting the childish evaluation of his stupid apprentice.