The Jiang family and the Shen family in Zhoushan, although they are not the kind of families that have been inherited for hundreds of years, are also well-known in the local area. In fact, the Yuan army went south, and after Yashan, those poetry and book families, powerful and powerful giants in the south of the Yangtze River were almost slaughtered, how many families have been inherited for hundreds of years?

The ancestor of the Jiang family was still a sailor who ran the dock at that time, because the owner was wiped out by the Yuan army and lost his livelihood, he was ruthless and found the same desperate person, the ancestor of the Shen family, was one of them. Several people combined, stole a small boat of illegal salt, floated across the ocean, and sold it to Dongying. From this, it slowly developed. Counting up, I also have to thank the Yuan army.

Later, the East China Sea Demon Alliance rose, and Jiang Ranshan, the contemporary head of the Jiang family and his younger brother, was favored by an immortal master on Dongji Island and accepted as a disciple, and the family business became even bigger. The Shen family, however, is the younger generation of Shen Changqi, who is said to have very high qualifications, and was accepted as a closed disciple by a real monk on Dongji Island, saying that he is said to be expected to enter the real person level, and his expectations are very high. Suddenly, the Shen family was like a champion of the gold list, and its momentum rose a lot out of thin air.

The head of the Jiang family, who has only one daughter under his knees, thought about marrying the Shen family. Shen Changqi is arrogant, he has always wanted to pursue the avenue, and in his dream, in the future, his family will also be a monk like Pan Ruoxue who can amphibious and fly, but he can't look down on Jiang Manqing, who has mediocre qualifications.

This matter dragged on until the opening of the six peaks of Lushan Mountain, almost all the masters of Dongji Island flew away, and the East China Sea Demon Alliance, except for the one led by Pan Ruoxue, the princess of Wu, has almost become an empty shell.

Although Shen Changqi's qualifications are good, but the cultivation day is short, and his cultivation is only three layers of mortal dust, when the master flew to Lushan with the three island masters, he saw that his cultivation was too low, so he gave up painfully. For Shen Changqi, this is tantamount to the sky falling apart, the rivers and seas flowing backwards, the avenue cannot be chased, and it is difficult to be free in this body!

Therefore, the Jiang family and the Shen family finally jointly formed a merchant ship and went to Dongying Fusang and his party. The two elders hope that Shen Changqi and Jiang Manqing will gradually develop feelings in the vast sea.

But now, these ups and downs are all extravagant hopes, and whether you can save your life is the most important thing.

As for the fleet, Jiang Ranshan knew in his heart that the real monk in front of him had said that he would be requisitioned, so he would definitely not be able to keep it.

Wuxu saw that these people were still interested, and they didn't make a big fuss, so they didn't confine it anymore, sat in the original position of Jiang Ranshan, and said slowly, "It's just a matter of fingers, the little monk has been going to sea for a few days, do you know what the situation in Jiangnan is now?"

Shen Changqi stood up and arched his hand, "Senior Qiqi, I will go to sea in the second half of last month, at that time" The tone was calm, neither humble nor arrogant.

Wuxu listened carefully, and knew that a few days after he arrived in Dongying Nagasaki, Wen Zhong and Li Shanchang used the Laoshan Righteous Army as bait and used 10,000 firearms battalions to severely damage Wang Baobao's army in the middle of the road. Suddenly, although there were ambushes in Zhenjiang, they could not withstand the attack of Pan Ruoxue and Zhang Shicheng on both sides of the Yangtze River, and finally retreated to Yangzhou. The area of Huang Tiandang and ** north of Yingtianfu was controlled by the Hongzehu Righteous Army.

Wuxu pondered for a moment, and was about to ask Zhu Yuanzhang about his movements.

Shen Changqi also said that after going to sea, there was also a message transmission between the fleet and the family, and occasionally the family would mention one or two updates on the situation, but it was not very detailed. I only know that there are Yuan army sailors on the sea, who first robbed King Wu of many ships and goods, and then attacked Pingjiang Mansion from the mouth of the Yangtze River. Zhang Shicheng had to withdraw his troops from the north bank and defend them back, and the line on the other side of Pingjiang Mansion fell into the hands of the Yuan army. As for Zhu Yuanzhang's side, he heard that after Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang, he led the army down the river and retreated from Wang Baobao's right army that attacked Taiping.

However, Shen Changqi said that the world has been suffering for a long time, and although the people in the south of the Yangtze River have their own masters, they are extremely disgusted with the Yuan army, whether it is fighting or surrendering, and they share the same hatred for the enemy. If there is no news, then there is at least no bad news.

There's no bad news, there's no good news. Wuxu was slightly disappointed in his heart. That Wang Baobao is a real monk, and now the middle army has been severely injured by the firearms battalion of the righteous army, but he can come down and lead the army to retreat, which can only show one point, the righteous army also has corresponding real monks. However, there were real monks on the side of the rebel army, and Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to turn back, but the battle was still in a state of stalemate! I don't know what is wrong.

Wuxu, I hope that the righteous army will hurry up and go on a northern expedition as soon as possible as recorded in the history books of later generations, so that Zhao Tong will also be relieved as soon as possible. I detained these ships this time, and subconsciously took these ships as a thing of help to see Zhao Tong.

Although his Dharma Realm has been extinguished, he also has plans for everything in the past, and he wants to cut them off one by one so that he can pursue the Great Dao. But between himself and Zhao Tong, the antecedents have been achieved, and the consequences must be met.

On that day, Zhao Tong also sacrificed a lot of her skills, and now she has fallen into the devil's path, and she has an obsession to kill the Quartet in the world, one is to avenge the national revenge and family hatred, and the other is to practice demon skills, so as to truly open the control of the Prison Demon Peak, so as to have a place and enter the outer heavens. No matter what, he should help him get out of the devil's path as soon as possible and successfully enter the outer heavens.

In this way, he can end the cause and effect with Zhao Tong.

Thinking of this, Wuxu asked slowly, "I heard the sailors on the ship say that as long as the fleet is under the banner of the Shenzhou League, the East China Sea, the territory of Wu Kingdom, and even the entire Yangtze River can be unimpeded, but is it true?"

"Enlighten the predecessors, if it was in the past, it would be true. Jiang Ranshan also stood up respectfully, bowed to Wuxu and replied, "If it was in the past, as long as you didn't violate the ban on the rebels in various places, relied on the prestige of Dongji Island, and the merchant ships exchanged with each other, and did some small business on the Yangtze River, it would be safe and sound." It's a bit hard to say these days. Without the three True Soul Cultivators sitting on Dongji Island, some sects may not necessarily buy it anymore, and besides, now the Yuan army and the righteous army are fighting on the river at any time. ”

Wuxu smiled, "It's okay. ”

At this time, Shen Changqi suddenly said, "If the seniors want to lead the fleet up the river, they must be the ones who need to sail." The younger generation is not talented, so he has the courage to recommend himself. ”

"Oh, why?" asked Wuxu indifferently.

"The younger generation is willing to follow the seniors and serve the left and right. Shen Changqi raised his head and looked at Wuxu, his eyes were firm, as if he had already made up his mind, no matter who Wuxu was, what would he do?

Wuxu looked at Shen Changqi, suddenly sighed, pointed to Jiang Manqing next to him, and pointed to the fleet, "Very good, very good." However, you are willing to be a beautiful lady, regardless of the ardent hopes of the family, and leave behind the burden of the family?"

"Why not?! The younger generation is bent on seeking the Tao, and there is no attachment to mundane things!" Shen Changqi, seeing that Wuxu did not explicitly refuse, straightened his waist, word by word, and was categorical.

Jiang Ranshan next to him, his expression changed, and he seemed to want to say something to Wuxu, but in the end he didn't speak.

Although Jiang Manqing knew that Shen Changqi was ruthless to him, but when he heard the disdain of others for him, he couldn't help it, and a look of annoyance appeared on his face.

Wu Xuan saw these scenes in his eyes, and his ears could hear the low whining wind outside the cabin, the dull sound of waves, and muttered, "Single-mindedly to the Tao, where is the Tao? Throughout the ages, how many people who have cultivated the Tao have not been a handful of loess in the future? He has cultivated mortal dust, and there are real people, and he has cultivated real people, and there are true spirits. When you have cultivated the true spirit, you still think about entering the outer heavens, and when you reach the outer heavens, you think about ascending to the heavenly realm. When I reach the Heavenly Realm, I am afraid that there are sects, rivers and lakes, battles, and higher-level upper realms. If it is infinitely recursive, where is the Tao?"

As he spoke, Wuxu got up and walked outside the cabin, hitting the railing with his hand to the sound of gushing water. Hit every question you ask.

Finally, Wuxu turned around and asked Shen Changqi, "You say, where is the Dao?

Shen Changqi stood there in a daze, and only replied in a half-loud voice, "The Tao is everywhere; ”

"That's a good point, just ask for a comfortable one. Wuxu walked back to the cabin, sat back in his seat, and was silent for a long time.

I was reincarnated and reborn in this time and space, and after practicing for a long time, I increasingly felt that my cultivation was just a different way of living. As for whether life is good or bad, it is difficult to say. If you weren't alone, reincarnated and reborn here, such a great opportunity would be hard to give up, and sometimes I feel that it would be better to live a plain and calm life. Take this Shen Changqi as an example, he is now only a mere mortal and dusty three-layer realm, and now that Lushan is about to open, how many chances does he have to enter the outer heavens; if he can't enter, then there will be even fewer real monks in the world, how can he be instructed to continue his cultivation; even if he cultivates to a real person, there is no way to go to heaven, and he will not live for a few hundred more years, and he will still die.

The reality is cruel, how can there be so many opportunities?

When I was just reborn, in Lushan Hualien Miaofa Peak, I felt that the cultivation sect was nothing more than that, and after going down the mountain to the back, I came all the way to see the endless magic weapons and elixirs that emerged in the legends, what anti-heaven gods, what peerless exercises, and what immortal caves, I had never seen them! A real monk, flying in one night, is generally only a few thousand miles, like the time he was chased by the projection clone of the masters of the upper realm, and flew more than ten thousand miles in one night, that can basically be recorded. True Spirit Monks, Wuxu originally thought that they were like some Yuan Baby, or Jindan Monk, but in fact, they can't make a gesture to change the color of heaven and earth, collapse and crack, and rivers flow backwards, let alone what so-called opening their mouths and spitting out, they are what a galaxy hangs.

Of course, it may be because the gate of heaven is closed, the world is abandoned, and it has become unsuitable for cultivation. This may be the only real reason why I want to enter the outer heavens.

The most important thing is that if there is really cultivation and the upper realm, then why did you not see a single cultivator in the world of your previous life? Why is it the material world that pays attention to science and technology? Could it be that the world of your previous life is also the so-called abandoned world? Or is it some other answer?

Furthermore, in the world of the previous life, there were no gods and monsters, but the vast majority of people lived better than this world, ordinary people can share a lot of scientific and technological achievements, they can fly tens of thousands of miles a day by plane, they can use their mobile phones to transmit sound for thousands of miles, they can blow air conditioners and eat cold drinks, they can click the mouse in the computer to enjoy the music of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign famous artists, and they can take to the streets to protest against the most powerful people or organizations. These are probably unimaginable in the world of monks, or in the outer heavens.

Since he has been reincarnated and reborn, and he is also a cultivator, and he has cultivated the mandala Dharma realm, he has to find out, and it is not in vain that he has come to such a time.

Whether it's curiosity or truthfulness, I'm here to be single-minded, not to be comfortable, but to be an answer. To paraphrase the words of the past life, that is the truth.

Cultivate real people and seek the truth.

The road is long, I will go up and down and seek!

Wuxu couldn't help but casually chant Qu Yuan's poem, and Jiang Ranshan and Shen Changqi next to him also heard it, and they seemed to be the same as Wuxu, empathetic. It was Miyuko Nakajima, who also opened her eyes wide, as if she was recalling the origin of this sentence.

Wu Xuan naturally didn't tell these people what he was thinking, but just said to Shen Changqi, "The little monk can promise to take you up to Lushan Mountain, and even take you into the Lotus Law Peak, as a reward for helping me do things during this time." ”

Then, without looking at Shen Changqi, he bowed and thanked him, and said to Jiang Ranshan and Jiang Manqing, "When you arrive at Zhoushan Port, the little monk will naturally let you go." ”

Then, he said to Miyuko Nakajima, "What are your plans?"

Miyuko Nakajima, seeing that between Goku's words, there was a sense of breaking cause and effect, and hurriedly replied, "Miyukiko is also willing to leave everything behind and follow the adult." ”

Wuxu shook his head.

Miyuko Nakajima immediately knelt on the ground, bowed down and said, "Miyukiko used to practice in Nichiren Shinshu, and Buddhism has a saying, you can't look at it, you should not give alms. The master just agreed to this man, but why did he refuse to be thousands of miles away in the blink of an eye? Is it because Miyukiko is a person from the East, or is it a woman?"

Wuxu shook his head, "Why do you want to follow me?" With that, the heavenly eye on his forehead opened, and a golden light hit Miyuko Nakajima.

Miyuko Nakajima, only felt that all her body, and even all her thoughts, could no longer hide, so she had to answer truthfully, "For the sake of the Divine Palace!" After finishing speaking, she seemed to feel that compared to Shen Changqi's "single-mindedly seeking freedom from the Dao", it was indeed inappropriate, and eagerly added, "The war is chaotic, and only the Divine Palace can bring true unity, peace and tranquility to Fuso." ”

"Do you want to invite me to the Divine Palace?"

Miyuko Nakajima, another hurried Japanese explanation. It is to Wuxu, as the envoy of the Heavenly Empire, to go to the sea to Dongying to help the Divine Palace expel the power of the Divine Dragon Shogunate established by Long Qian. Finally, he also cited what Wuxu said in the Dharma Realm, when the Southern Song Dynasty perished, Dongying Fusang, and Rusu mourned.

Wuxu smiled, "But at that time, someone in the Southern Song Dynasty went to Dongying Fusang to ask for help, but Dongying Fusang did not send a single soldier. ”

Miyuko Nakajima was stunned, and suddenly said loudly that she was willing to stay in Jiangnan, join the rebel army, and fight against the Yuan army.

It's a good deal. Wu Xuan smiled secretly in his heart, and asked, "What about the three Dongying girls, find someone else to send them back, and the little monk is not at ease." ”

Miyuko Nakajima immediately replied that they would also stay and join the rebels with them.

Wuxu didn't ask those girls if they agreed or not, Miyuko Nakajima didn't hesitate to say so, so if you ask yourself, there is obviously no second answer. The influence of Nara Jingu, the collectivity of the Japanese people, and the miserable situation of returning in reality. Wuxu doesn't need to ask, just change the role a little and think about it, and you will know the answer.

"Miyuko Nakajima, what are you practicing for? Could it be for the unity, peace, and tranquility of Fuso?" asked Wuxu in a low voice.

"When I was a child, my master taught us to do it for the shrine and for the emperor. Miyuko Nakajima, while reminiscing, said slowly, "Miyukiko grew up, and only then did she understand that for the sake of Jingu, for the emperor, and in fact, for everyone in Toei Fuso, to be able to escape from the Infernal Hell." ”

Feudal society, the divine right of the monarch, these are still very poisonous to this day, let alone at that time. Miyuko Nakajima was able to say this, and Wuxu felt that it was already extremely rare. In the final analysis, it is still for everyone in Toei Fuso, but in reality there is a need for a shrine and an emperor.

Maybe it is because Dongying Fusang is not as developed and civilized as the Southern Song Dynasty, and has always been in a state of wilderness, or Dongying belongs to an island country, facing the vast sea and erupting volcanoes, they always have a sense of crisis and anxiety in their hearts. Therefore, Nakajima Miyukiko can not hesitate to leave the three big ships of Dongying girls behind, although she also knows that these girls are all in the army, which is very unrealistic, and the only realistic thing is to enter the Qinglou in various places, or other similar destinations; 。

This is completely different from China, which has been prosperous and developed for a long time. You ask any Chinese monk what the purpose of his practice is. Even when the Yuan Dynasty killed the Han people like two sheep, he would never say that for the sake of peace in the world and the well-being of the world, he might say revenge, or maybe he would say that he would realize his wishes. Of course, the most important thing is to seek the avenue, become an immortal, and be at ease.

Why monasticism?

Shen Changqi wants to be comfortable, Miyuko Nakajima wants to survive for everyone, and she is asking for an answer.

Wuxu got up again, walked outside the cabin, looked at the slightly white sky, looked at the little red in the extreme eye, folded his hands, tried his best to calm the hesitation and agitation in his heart, and whispered to the endless waves under his feet, "Amitabha, good, good." ”

is the so-called fear of cause and effect, and wants to fly immortals after thinking about it.

He wants to be comfortable with her birth, but the little monk asks for an answer.