Chapter 122: Seeking the Way
After leaving Su Kui, Li Moru went to the border of Shouzhou to buy a fast horse and rushed towards Kaifeng Mansion.
Along the way, he stopped and stopped, still touring the mountains and rivers, the tea house and the wine shop, finding a place to sit, or wine, or tea, as soon as he sat down, it was a small half a day, listening to people from the south to the north chatting, watching the drunken people under the tavern splash and roll.
He didn't know what his way was, at first, he wanted to be a chivalrous and righteous hero, to eliminate harm for the people, to punish adultery and eliminate evil, but later after encountering a series of things, he became more and more unable to understand what is good and what evil is in the mouth of the world.
Knights who claim to be famous and upright always like to say that they do the way for heaven and eliminate harm for the name, but what is the way for heaven, and what qualifications do they have to do the way for heaven, in the final analysis, they are just doing their own way, but they are just deceiving the world in the name of heaven.
When he was in the White Lotus Sect, he felt that the White Lotus Sect was good, built roads and bridges, shared joys and sorrows, thought of each other, was with everyone, united and cooperative, did not fight, and did not let outsiders bully his own people.
Later, he heard another statement, saying that they didn't want to work, and in the long run, the country would perish, he thought about it carefully, but it made sense, but he couldn't say that the people of the White Lotus Sect were evil and wrong.
He thought, maybe this is what is said in the "Tao Te Ching", everyone in the world knows that what is good is good, and what is not good is good. If there is no good, there is no evil, and in the end, good and evil are just the criteria by which people judge things.
He thought of what the Huiyang Taoist said under the old locust tree, the tiger hurts people, the tiger is evil, people hurt the tiger, and people are good. Is there really good and evil in the world? In the end, it's not all good for oneself and evil for oneself.
But from other perspectives, there are some things that are good for oneself but not good for others, which is good or evil.
Zhao Wumian's father, who rescued the people, ended up with a broken family and a broken wife, is this a good reward? Perhaps, Zhao Wumian will kill these people in the end, for them, this is the retribution for their evil, but what about Zhao Wumian's father and Zhao Wumian.
And for those people, if Zhao Wumian kills them, for them, Zhao Wumian is evil, and they may also seek revenge on Zhao Wumian, so the cycle repeats itself, and there is no end to it.
In the final analysis, who can say clearly whether good is rewarded with good or evil with evil?
The more he thought about it, the more he didn't understand, and then he realized why Lao Tzu would say that he was dedicated and soft, and he could be a baby. The more people grow up and experience more things, the more difficult it is to return to the innocent and simple feeling of a baby.
Looking at the children chasing downstairs, Li Moru smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, he thought, perhaps, this is the so-called leisure, unrestrained, free.
Li Moru took the wooden hairpin and looked at the sunset in the distance, today is another day of sitting, it is the fifth day, the guys in the store and the regular customers who often come already know him, and from time to time he will say two sentences, guess who Li Moru is.
Of course, occasionally one or two people will come to talk, but Li Moru doesn't seem to have the interest to satisfy those people's curiosity.
"The days in the town are really quiet, the sun rises and the sun sets, the chickens and dogs smell each other, and the yellow hair hangs down and they are happy. ”
Although Li Moru hasn't practiced recently, he vaguely feels as if he has improved a little, which makes him feel a little strange.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Moru rode away early and continued to rush towards Tokyo, Li Moru walked on the path, there were no passing cars and horses, only birdsong, wind and the sound of all things growing.
He simply found a stone, sat down cross-legged somewhere, greedily sucked the aura of all things, inhaled and vomited, and only felt that his body was comfortable.
The white fog in the forest dissipated, and I saw a few farmers who came and went to the fields early with hoes.
"Spring ploughing and autumn harvest, this is the law of nature, or rather, this is the way of heaven. He smiled slightly, got up, rode his horse and continued northward, along the way, stopping and stopping, or practicing martial arts with nothing to do, and finally, after more than a month, he finally arrived in Tokyo City.
Kaifeng Mansion is worthy of being an imperial city, full of traffic, very prosperous, passers-by, brocade clothes, dressed rich and compelling, in the crowd of shoulders, Li Moru is dressed in a green shirt, a wooden hairpin, walking in the crowd, it looks a little eye-catching.
Listening to the lively sound, in the bustling capital, the fireworks are the most vigorous, and from time to time there will be bursts of freshly baked heat around you, and the fragrance tightly wraps around everyone who passes by.
He was thinking about where to sit next, but he heard someone shouting to him, but when he turned around, he couldn't see any familiar figure at all, he shook his head, "It must be an auditory hallucination, I don't have any acquaintances here." ”
He walked straight until a figure appeared in front of him blocking his path.
"Brother Li, you see, I just said that we were destined, and sure enough, I met you. ”
Li Moru looked up, took a deep breath, and said, "Su-Kui?"
"Brother Li, Brother Li, the light skills you used before were so powerful, I feel that my grandfather is not as good as you, or I will worship you as a teacher, and you will teach me how. ”
Li Moru looked helpless, "You are the eldest brother, please, let me go, I just want to be quiet and quiet." ”
"Don't, how lonely a person is, how lonely, how good it is to have me and you as a companion, you will never feel bored again along the way, someone chats with you to relieve boredom, how good, I don't agree to others kneeling and begging me, look at how big your face is. ”
"I'm sorry, I'm not worthy, you go find someone else. ”
"Brother Li, don't, think about it, this Tokyo City, you are not familiar with life, I don't have me to help you lead the way, what if you get lost"
"You, aren't you from Wudang?"
"Yes, but my family is here, it's just that my grandfather was a Taoist priest somewhere. ”
Li Moru thought about it and sighed helplessly, "Okay, but let's say in advance, I won't teach you martial arts." ”
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just curious, let me learn, in fact, I'm not necessarily interested, I feel that my own set of Wudang Tiyun is enough, I don't need to learn so much, I'm tired and panicked." ”
Li Moru asked, "Then where are we going now?"
"Let's go to a house in the western suburbs of my house, where there are only some people, if we go, it's just right, no one bother, and someone is cooking, it's perfect." ”
Li Moru thought about it, he was not familiar with life in this place now, and he still had someone to accompany him, so he said, "Okay." ”
The two of them walked along the Bianhe River, and on both sides of the river, there were small traders hawking and merchants coming and going, and there were caravans from nowhere, carrying goods from camels to Tokyo to trade.
Su Kui asked: "Brother Li, I found you when you lived in that town, and I found that you sat upstairs every day for a day, and then sat there and didn't move, what are you doing?"
Li Moru said: "You don't understand what I said. ”
Su Kui said curiously: "Tell me, maybe I understand." ”
"I met a senior named Hongyunzi before, he told me that everyone has their own way, and each has its own way, his way is Dan Dao, and I also want to know what my Tao is, so I am looking for my own way, but Zhao has been for so long, I still don't know, what my Tao is. ”
Su Kui sighed and said, "Finding the way, this is a bit difficult." ”
"You know?"
"Grandpa told me that everyone in the world has his own way, he said that only those who really find their own way can have the opportunity to ascend to immortals, although I think he is bragging, but I heard that many Taoist priests will do it. ”
Li Moru became more and more curious about Su Kui's grandfather, and couldn't help but know the real person of the fire dragon, and he also knew so many things, it seems that Su Kui's martial arts were also taught by him, so his martial arts must be also very strong.
His words changed suddenly, "It's not ......"
"But what?"
"Grandpa said, don't look at so many people in the world, there are very few people who can really find their own way, he told me that Huashan ancestor found his own way and then ascended. ”
Li Moru said curiously: "What about your grandfather, has he found his own way?"
"No, Grandpa said that he may not be able to find his own way in this life. ”
"Why?"
He said that everything has its own law, and everyone has their own way, but just as people are looking for their own way, their own way is also looking for themselves, and he has found it, but missed it, and he told me that if I have the opportunity to meet my own way in the future, I must seize it. ”
Li Moru thought for a moment, it seems that Hongyunzi's words are really right, there is really a so-called Tao.
The two walked for a long time, and finally came to the house that Su Kui said in the western suburbs, Li Moru thought that the house in Su Kui's mouth was just a house with a small courtyard, but he didn't expect that it was really a big mansion in front of him, and the two stone lions at the door were lifelike.
Surrounded by trees, there is also a bamboo forest that makes this place even more peaceful.
Li Moru followed Su Kui to the door, Su Kui pulled the knocker and knocked three times, and soon someone came to open the door.
As soon as the man saw Su Kui, he hurriedly opened them and said, "Young Master, why are you here?"
"I've come here with my friends for a while, and don't tell my lord about it. ”
"Yes. ”
Li Moru looked at Su Kui beside him, he thought that Su Kui was a son-in-law from the beginning, but now he found out that he was afraid of a high-ranking official family.
The two walked into the house, unexpectedly, as soon as they walked into the house, there was a hole in it, there were large and small landscape stones and landscape trees on both sides of the courtyard that entered the door, and the hall went straight from the gate, and there was a mahogany table in the hall, and there were mahogany chairs on both sides, and you could go to the wing room by detouring from the corridor outside the hall.
Li Moru went to the west wing under the leadership of Su Kui, and the two lived in the adjacent house, with a nanmu screen in the room, and the decoration was also very elegant, and Li Moru lived here.
After staying, Su Kui ordered people to prepare meals, and the two ate in the pavilion in the backyard, there was a pond rockery in the backyard, and after the two walked to the pavilion, Su Kui asked: "Brother Li, aren't you rich, why do you wear a wooden hairpin?"
"Because it's light, and it's only for fixing hair anyway, what's the difference between gold and silver and wood, it's just a different material. ”
"Brother Li has a high opinion. ”
"By the way, Brother Li, why don't I take you to Kaifeng Mansion tomorrow?"
"Yes. Anyway, it's my first time in Tokyo, so it's up to you. ”
Su Kui asked timidly: "Brother Li, are you interested in learning two tricks with me, I know I can't beat you, I just want to see your swordsmanship, those people I met that day were beaten away by you at once, they are simply too handsome." ”
Li Moru thought for a while, "Okay, since you're interested, it's better to do it now." ”
"Yes, yes. ”
The people in the mansion were serving food, but they saw the two of them walking out of the court with weapons in their hands, and asked, "Young master, where are you going?"
"Brother Li and I are here to try two tricks, don't move. ”
"No. ”
The two stood opposite each other in the backyard with weapons in hand, Li Moru didn't move, he wanted to wait for Su Kui to move first, Su Kui smiled and said, "Brother Li, then I'll come." ”
"Come on. ”
When the words landed, Su Kui's knife was instantly unsheathed, and the speed of the hidden knife was extremely fast, and he rushed towards Li Moru with lightning speed, but he didn't expect that before the knife touched Li Moru, Li Moru's sword had already rushed to the front of his neck.
Su Kui didn't expect that with just one move, he had already lost before he could contribute, "I lost, Brother Li is so fast, I didn't even react." ”
Li Moru said: "You have too many superfluous movements, otherwise you can be faster." ”
"Understood, thank you Brother Li for your teachings, I will definitely remember it well, let's go, let's eat." ”