Volume 1 The Human World Chapter 14 When a person dies, everything disappears
"My generation of cultivators is talking about clear mind, so the master won't lie to you and say that you can still see the master, but you can't be too sad, you can't let the master go uneasy!"
The two Taoist boys tried very hard to stop their sadness, but the tears were constantly disobedient.
The middle-aged Taoist chief let go of the two Dao Tong, and then said, "Go ahead, sweep this courtyard away, the masters didn't teach you to do things halfway."
The two Taoist boys were so full of tears, but they still gave the middle-aged Taoist chief a very solemn salute, and then walked back to the original place, picked up the broom but swept the ground very seriously.
The middle-aged Taoist looked at the two Taoist children and was quite calm, so he carefully tidied up his clothes, slowly walked to the door, and solemnly saluted Han and Zhang, and then said, "How lazy, I hope the two will forgive their sins, but the Taoist is young, so I dare not appease." β
Han and Zhang immediately returned the salute, and Lao Zhang stepped forward and said, "Human nature, how can there be blame."
The middle-aged Taoist made a salute again, and then said solemnly, "This gift can't thank the two of you for the hardships of the trek, but the Tao can show your gratitude."
Han and Zhang had no choice but to return the gift again.
At this time, a loud voice sounded in the temple again, "How can Songru block the distinguished guests in front of the door to talk, and quickly invite the two of you to come in and sit down for a while."
This Songru Dao Chang just came to his senses, and hurriedly put the body blocked at the door aside, and this Han and Zhang were counted as the two people.
At this time, there were six or seven Taoists from the back of the hall, led by an old Taoist priest with a beard, and the two people met in front of the hall, and the old Taoist took everyone to give Han Zhang a salute, but only then ordered a young Taoist to lead Han Zhang and the two to the guest room to rest.
The two of them had nothing to do, but before leaving, they heard another sentence.
"It's good to come back".
But it was also heartbreaking for a while.
The guest room is simple, but it is spacious and clean, Han and Zhang sat down for a while, drank a few cups of tea, and someone came to invite. He followed the comer, but did not turn to the front of the temple, but went straight to the back mountain.
Along the way, Han Chi found that although this temple is not rich, it occupies a huge area, and there are many houses, that is, there is a huge water pool behind the view, where the water is spread out like a lake beach, there is a mountain in the back, and there is a view in front, which is a good scene in the painting.
The two of them followed the guide, but they bypassed this water, and walked on a mountain road that was not very spacious, and walked on the winding mountain road for a while before they came to the top of a slope.
This should be the sun in front of the sun, backed by the peaks, but it is also a feng shui treasure, at this time there are many people standing on the top slope, that is, the two very interesting little Taoist children are also in the crowd.
In front of the crowd is a lonely grave, this grave is all new, even if you don't ask who it is, you don't know who it is, and what makes people even more surprised is that the stone tablet erected by this lonely grave is empty.
The two of them were surprised but didn't want to say anything, so they stepped forward, but the old Taoist priest who had seen the white hair before took the initiative to explain the reason.
"In the next day to see Songzhen, but it is to disturb the two Taoist friends, but the senior brother is buried, but it is not good to miss the two, we cultivators do not have so much attention, after entering the earth, just sit and worship, and look at the two Haihan. β
Han Zhang and the others replied "There is nothing to do", but it is really unavoidable, not to mention that the hard work along the way has to be officially brought to an end, it is the quality of this old Taoist, but it is also worth worshipping Han Zhang.
The whole etiquette is really simple, so Han Chi feels that the simplicity is a bit too much, not to mention wearing linen and wearing filial piety, maybe Taoism doesn't pay attention to this, but even the sacrifices don't talk about the three animals, even some melons and fruits.
Under the guidance of Song Zhen, everyone bowed three times to the grave of the old Taoist Deng Lao, and the thin Taoist chief named Songru who was seen at the beginning took out a bowl of Yangchun white noodles and put it in front of the grave, and then shouted "Drink and eat".
This sound is high and far, floating among the mountains and forests, but there is the echo of the "rustle" of leaves, but it seems to be also a tribute.
And so the ritual is finished.
Everyone began to descend the mountain, but this Songzhen Dao Chang led Han and Zhang to walk in front.
It's just that all the Taoist leaders in this view have sad faces, even Han Zhang doesn't have much to say, just wait to get down the mountain, and this Songzhen Taoist chief said again, "If the two of you are not in a hurry, you can stay in the view for a few more days."
Now, although I can't understand whether this day is an immortal mansion, but there is a sense of relaxation and tranquility in the view, Han and Zhang don't mind staying for a few more days.
In this way, the two of them were arranged to rest in the guest room, and although the three meals a day were not rich, they were chic, which was much better than sleeping in the open in the wind and in the past few days.
The two of them couldn't help but walk in the view, and after the two of them stayed, this temple was as usual, but the things in the view did not shy away from the two of them, that is, the morning class in the view, but I also invited the two to listen to it once, but Han Zhang was a sensible person, so he only went to listen to it once but did not go again, for fear of causing any inconvenience to the other party.
In the past few days, Han Chi has found that every Taoist priest is polite to the two of them, and they are even more close.
Even those two Taoist boys are even more naΓ―ve and romantic, maybe because they haven't seen any outsiders, but they are also willing to stick to Han Chi and ask him some stories, and they love to ask some strange questions around Lao Zhang.
Today, these two Taoist children brought breakfast to Han Zhang early after the morning class, and after the two finished eating, they pestered Han Chi to listen to the story of the three little pigs, but the story of the three little pigs was only such one, Han Chi had to tell these two cute little guys a story of Little Red Riding Hood, but the grandmother became an old Taoist, and Little Red Riding Hood naturally became a little Taoist boy.
Sure enough, these two Taoist children were satisfied after listening to a story, and their cuteness is like this, even if they meet good things, they can have a degree at times, never force them, and they can be happy for a day when they get a little. After listening to the story, the two Taoist children found Lao Zhang again, and asked a little worriedly, "Lao Zhang, the master lives alone in Shangshan, Ganquan and I are afraid that he will be lonely, can we pick some flowers and put them in front of the master's monument?"
Ganquan is the name of a little Taoist child, with a somewhat quiet temperament, but he is willing to take the initiative to do anything difficult, while another Taoist boy is called Ganlu, but he is a lively and outgoing personality, and likes to talk to people.
This old Daochang Zhang is the name given to Lao Zhang by Han Chi, so he was learned by these two Taoist children, and every day the old Daochang Zhang and the old Daochang Zhang asked endlessly, which made the old Daochang Zhang a little afraid of these two, but he didn't like these two Taoist boys.
Today's problem has stumped our old Daoist Zhang, not that the problem is so difficult, it's just that the Tao is cultivated, but everything is not simple, that is, the old Daoist should let these two Dao Tong go more in front of the grave, or not, but it is not that Lao Dao Chang can make up his mind for the master of these two Dao Tong, not to mention that Lao Dao Chang really doesn't know what is the best for these two Dao Tong.
It's just that it didn't embarrass the old Daoist Zhang, and there was a knock on the door soon, but it was the master of the two Taoist children, Song Ru Daochang, who came to the door, and the two Taoist children saw the Taoist Songru and immediately drooped their heads, but the Taoist Songru did not disappoint Lao Zhang and said directly, "Quan'er, Lu'er, why did you come to disturb the rest of the two Taoist friends?"
Ganquan and Ganlu had no choice but to salute the master first, and then said goodbye to Han and Zhang, and then walked out of the door in a gloomy manner.
It's just that the two Taoist children left, but Songru Daochang didn't leave, so he still stood in front of the door and waited until he couldn't see the two children, and then said to Han and Zhang, "Two guests, my senior brother has two people to talk about it."
Han Zhang glanced at each other, and knew that this formal meeting was about to begin, and it should begin.
Now it is exactly three days before the burial of the old Taoist.
Songru Taoist chief then introduced the two into a side hall, although it is a side hall, the layout is also extraordinarily quiet, there is not too much solemn atmosphere of the temple, some simple furnishings, it is indeed just right, a pair of big characters in the middle, it is also eye-catching, it is "to be quiet to quiet, to virtue to virtue" eight big characters.
For Han Zhang, who is not very literate, he can only see a good word, that is, how good it is, but the two of them can't understand it.
Everyone sat down, except for Song Zhen and Song Ru Dao Chang, but there was another person, but this person looked older than Song Zhen Dao Chang, and he was kind and kind, and the smile on the face of this person did not stop since Han Zhang and the others entered the room.
Daoist Songzhen introduced Han Zhang and said, "This is my third junior brother, named Songzi."
Han Chi was a little surprised, but who knew that this Taoist chief spoke first, "That's right, it's the pine nuts on the pine tree, but I'm not afraid that the two Taoist friends will forget this name."
This person is relaxed and humorous, but he has a sense of intimacy, Han and Zhang hurriedly returned the courtesy, so everyone sat down.
Songzhen Daoist still thanked Han Zhang and the others very sincerely for their actions, but Han Zhang liked it very much when he looked at the sky, so he didn't mean to take credit, but he said the matter of the mountain temple that day as it was.
The three senior brothers were speechless for a while after hearing this, but the chief of Songzhen Daoist rarely lost his kind expression, so he just said, "I know that he did it, but he deceived my people too much."
The chief of the pine nut road immediately comforted, "Second senior brother is not angry, even the senior brother does not say that he does not complain about others, but his own calamity."
Songru Dao Chang came to his mouth a little abruptly, "Senior brother, seeking benevolence and benevolence, and proving the Tao by example, it can be regarded as a good destination, but it is a thousand times better than me waiting to die on the hospital bed in the future." β
This sentence directly made Song Zhen and Song Zi speechless, that is, Han Zhang felt that this Song Ru was a little upright.
There was a moment of silence in the room.
Han Chi stabbed Lao Zhang's arm, and Lao Zhang immediately understood, and asked, "If you have any doubts, I don't know whether to ask or not."
Song Zhen also relieved himself, he seemed to know Song Ru's temper for a long time, but it was because Han Zhang and two outsiders were here that it was not easy to pick up his words, and now Lao Zhang changed the topic, and Song Zhen replied immediately, "Daoist friends say yes."
Lao Zhang wiped his beard, and then asked, "I don't know why the funeral of the old Taoist is so simple."
Song Zhen sighed, "The two of you are also cultivators, so you should also know our Taoist views on life and death. In fact, these are the orders of the senior brother, and what he often hangs on his lips is a sentence: If a person dies, everything will disappear! Even if he can become a ghost and god, he also disdains, but in his words, it is just the loess Yipei, that is, the grave he doesn't want, but we don't have this realm, so I still want to come to worship, and I want him to eat his favorite Yangchun white noodles again, and I also need three days to mourn and keep his soul silently, but we didn't follow the instructions of the senior brother, but we didn't do it well."
Regardless of what happened before and after his death, but it was also the original appearance of the old Taoist in the Fengxue Mountain Temple, Han Chi still clearly remembers that he begged before he died, didn't he also save people?
It's just that Lao Zhang's expressions were embarrassed, and the two glanced at each other, and then bowed to the three Taoist chiefs, and then Lao Zhang said on behalf of the two, "But there is one thing I hope you Taoist leaders don't blame, in fact, the two of us are not Taoist priests."
The three Dao Masters were really surprised, and for a moment there was a brief silence in the room.