Chapter 136: Jiuyang Divine Skill
Although he listened to his words and did not doubt himself, Wang Zhi still had the heart of returning things to their original owners at that time. However, just as Wang Zhi was about to take out the Taihao Fist Sutra and return it, Jueyuan, who had completed his healing, had already entered the hall at this time. Seeing Jueyuan coming in, after carefully inspecting the injury, he asked him about the origin of the martial arts he had learned. Seeing the inquiry, Jueyuan thanked Wang Zhi first, and then slowly spoke out immediately.
It turned out that after being taken in by the abbot that year, although Jueyuan was able to settle down in the temple to heal his illness, because he was only doing some miscellaneous work, no master was willing to accept it to teach martial arts; therefore, he was not less affected by the white eyes and exclusion of his brothers and sisters on weekdays! Thinking that he was repeatedly despised only because he did not know martial arts, so every time the monks practiced in the practice room, Jueyuan would secretly go to learn a trick and a half, and then find a place where no one was to figure it out by himself. For several years, the cold and summer have not stopped!
On this day, when Jueyuan came to the back mountain again, pondering the martial arts moves he had just seen, while gesturing, he suddenly heard a low voice from behind him, "No, no, little monk, you are practicing completely wrong!" Because he clearly knows that in this large area of back mountains, except for a living dead lying in a cave in the back, it is rare to find both birds and beasts!
'Isn't this living dead talking?' Jue Yuan couldn't help but wonder in his heart, and immediately went to the cave where the living dead were lying. I remember that when I found this person, I saw that he was seriously injured and could not move his body at all, and he was so hungry that he was dying, and he even found some food for him. After the living dead had used up some strength, as soon as he asked about the origin of Jueyuan's master, he proposed to accept Jueyuan as an apprentice. Seeing that his situation was really pitiful, Jueyuan, who couldn't bear to refuse, had to agree casually. But after apprenticeship, the living dead never taught him a single and a half martial arts, but only taught him to recognize some strange words and memorize a few tongue-twisting scriptures.
But even if he didn't learn much, because Jueyuan's talent was too poor, he couldn't remember a short scripture after reciting the entire month. Seeing this, the living dead started a fire, and at that time he abolished his master-apprenticeship and drove Jueyuan out! Although he no longer had the status of master-apprentice, Jueyuan, who was kind-hearted by nature, took pity on his miserable situation, and every time he came to Houshan to practice, he would always think of bringing him something to eat.
Although several years have passed, Jueyuan has not been able to tell others about this matter because he still can't get up when he sees the living dead. 'Could it be that he's hungry again?' Jueyuan thought secretly. But when he came to the cave, he saw that the living dead had already swept away all the food left over from yesterday, and was now lying cross-legged in the cave.
'Old, old, old ......' slumped for a long time, and Jueyuan couldn't remember how to call it, so he had to take out the two steamed buns in his arms and handed them over, "I'll send you something to eat." "Finally, your little monk still has a little filial piety!" The living dead was not polite, and took it and chewed it. Because he seemed to be stunned, he felt that he was not advancing or retreating, so he had to stand quietly and watch silently.
When he was young, as soon as he finished eating the two steamed buns, the living dead immediately changed to another expression: "It's all because the teacher was short-tempered and too careless!" In the future, you only need to memorize this scripture by heart, and the master will never be difficult for you again. So saying, the living dead took a piece of sheepskin out of his body and handed it over. Seeing that his situation seemed to be better, Jueyuan, who couldn't bear to touch his heart, immediately subconsciously took the sheepskin and put it on his body. So, for a period of time after that, Jueyuan still came to Houshan to practice as always, and still sent food to the living dead;
But remembering the previous appointment, when he was free, Jueyuan would often take out the scripture on the sheepskin and study it secretly. It wasn't until one day, after discovering that this scripture was only a fragment, that Jueyuan, who was so interested, left it behind. The days of calm and waveless passed day by day, and soon Jueyuan's memory of this incident was diluted. It was also when Jueyuan was about to completely forget about this matter, on this day, when he heard that someone in the house had fished out a stone wall full of ghost talismans from the well, it was very strange to hear it, and Jueyuan also followed everyone to see the excitement.
When I arrived, I saw the stone wall painted with strange symbols by the well! Because no one recognized the symbols on it, some people said that it was a Taoist priest's talisman to exorcise ghosts, and some people said that it was a musician's musical score. Everyone insists on their own words and justifies themselves. Because of his humble status and the fact that he doesn't really see it, Jueyuan, who has long been accustomed to not interjecting in everything, can only look at everyone and have no choice but to keep his mouth shut and let everyone have different opinions.
The noisy crowd argued for a long time, until someone proposed that the stone wall should be lifted into the pigsty to protect against swine fever. Since he lived in the vegetable garden on weekdays, as soon as he had dinner, Jueyuan secretly went to the pigsty to watch the stone wall. After looking at it more closely, Jue Yuan immediately recognized that not only was the symbol on the stone wall the scripture written in the kind of script that the living dead had taught him before, but also the content written on the stone wall was also the missing part of the sheepskin scripture that the living dead had given him!
This surprise discovery made Jueyuan, who had the heart to show his hand in front of the living dead, even copied the scriptures on the stone wall. After combining it with the previous memorization into a complete scripture, I suddenly felt a lot more unobstructed, but when I had leisure, I would take out the whole scripture and study it secretly.
Strange to say, since studying the entire scripture, in just one year, Jueyuan already feels as if he has some internal foundation. Because I had heard that only people who have practiced martial arts for many years can have some foundation of internal strength, so under great joy, Jueyuan even came to the back mountain to ask the living dead to understand. But when he got to the cave, he found that the living dead had long since disappeared!
Thinking that he was able to move on his own, he went home on his own. Jueyuan was secretly worried. Thinking that he had saved someone's life and had accumulated some merits, Jueyuan, who felt quite at ease, gradually forgot about it soon after. Later, because he felt that the scripture seemed to have many benefits for him, Jueyuan, who was already strong at this time, began to come to the back mountain alone every day and regularly, and practiced the mental method in the scripture diligently. Before you know it, a few years have passed!