Chapter 55: Taoping
Liu Pingsan took his apprentices and knelt in front of his parents' graves, first kowtowed three times to the two tombs next to each other, and then inserted three pillars of sandalwood respectively.
After doing all this, Liu Pingsan took out one from the cloth bag, put it on the ground from the brazier he took from Uncle Fugui's house, took out some paper money and blessing characters, lit it, put it in the basin, and said softly:
"Dad, mother, I can't come back to see you this year in time for the Qingming Festival, I hope you don't blame the children......"
Chen Chuyi knelt beside his master, holding an umbrella for his master, and did not speak, but quietly listened to Liu Pingsan and his parents, explaining all the trivialities he had experienced for more than a year.
Maybe it's because he knows that they can't hear it, so he doesn't have to worry about them being sad, Liu Pingsan, whether it's good or bad, said it all.
“...... Last year, a lot of things happened, Grandpa Wang, Yaya, Grandma Xiang, and many, many people were gone, and even I almost died in that disaster......"
“...... In fact, sometimes I also think that maybe there is something wrong with me, so I will let those who are close to me gradually leave me again and again......"
“......”
Liu Pingsan, who was talking to his parents, suddenly turned his head and glanced at Chen Chuyi, and then said softly:
"Daddy, you see, kneeling in front of your grave with me is my apprentice, his name is Chen Chuyi!
Because Chu Yi is really good and listens to me, now, there are only two of us left to rely on each other.
In fact, there are many times when I think about it, and I feel that I, the master, have not done a good enough job, not only failed to take good care of him, but also have not taught him anything so far.
But please rest assured, since I am telling you these things in front of you now, I naturally want to make a promise about this: In the future, I will definitely try my best to do this master!"
Chen Chuyi, who was already a little sad in his heart because of the scene in front of him, thought of his parents, and after hearing these words of his master, he didn't hold back directly, his eyes were red, and he said with a slight cry:
"Master......"
Liu Pingsan freed his right hand, touched some of Xiao Chuyi's head, and comforted him softly: "Xiao Chuyi, don't say anything, and don't think about anything."
What Master said just now wasn't meant to be said to you, but because I really thought about it in my heart and felt that I should do it in the future, so I said it, do you know?"
Chen Chuyi nodded heavily.
Subsequently, the twilight was shallow, and the young murmured.
“...... Dad, mother, I am literate now, so the blessing words I gave you this time are all written down by myself, and I didn't bother others anymore......"
“...... Dad, mother, I'm now one of the immortals that Mr. Storyteller said, although I can't fly to the sky or anything, but I can also use some fairy means in the eyes of ordinary people. And ah, I gradually realized that the world is really much bigger than I imagined......"
“...... Dad, mother, I met a very interesting senior before, his name is Ah Lai, he is a swordsman! I always thought that if I could be like him in the future, it would be really good enough......
“......”
The autumn rain kept falling, although Xiao Chuyi was holding an umbrella on the side, Liu Pingsan was still wet with half of his shoulders from the raindrops, and his trouser legs were already soaked by the rain.
And this day, with Liu Pingsan's confession, gradually went later.
In the distance, there were a few unknown bird calls, the sound of which was like the cry of a baby, the voice was short, not hurried or slow, or like the sound of a clear flute, slowly raised, ethereal and far away.
Autumn is even more lonely.
Liu Pingsan saw that it was getting late, and according to their customs, they could not sacrifice the deceased after dark.
So, he took the apprentice's hand, got up slowly, didn't say anything, just picked up the umbrella and walked down the mountain.
After walking to the bottom of the mountain, Liu Pingsan smiled and said to his apprentice:
"Chu Yi, remember that after walking back at this time, don't look back. ”
"Why, Master?" Xiao Chuyi asked curiously.
Liu Pingsan replied: "Actually, there is nothing special, it's just that this saying that 'after worshipping the deceased, you can't turn your head back to look at the grave mountain' is just a custom that has been handed down a long, long time ago in the town where I live."
However, since I'm still the only one left in Taoping Town, no matter where I go in the future and what kind of person I become, at least when I return to this land, I should follow these things that I shouldn't forget. ”
Chen Chuyi nodded a little as if he didn't understand, but he didn't take it to heart.
For the next month or so, Liu Pingsan would come to this tomb mountain every day, pluck the autumn grass for every lonely grave without a tombstone or a name, and then insert three pillars of incense and burn some paper money.
Thirty-five days passed, and Liu Pingsan finally finished all this.
The sun is set and the green mountains are far away.
Liu Pingsan straightened his waist, looked at the grave in front of him, which had become a little bare because he had pulled out the weeds, and sighed slightly.
Then, he brought a large stone, placed it at the foot of the mountain, and used his true qi to carve two big characters on the stone:
Momohira.
At this point, the matter of Taoping Town can be regarded as the real end.
The time of the deceased is forever stuck at the moment when they leave the world, while the living still have to carry something on their backs and move on.
After another two or three days, Liu Pingsan refused to be retained by Zhang Fugui and his son, insisted on leaving, and finally embarked on the journey back to Zhulou.
Along the way, the master and apprentice walked very calmly, without any more waves, and even because Liu Pingsan carried Chen Chuyi on his back from time to time and practiced Daomen footwork, their speed was much faster than when they came.
And on their way back to the Bamboo Tower, Liu Pingsan got a disappointing discovery, this apprentice of his, couldn't even use the "Famen Opening Tips" to cultivate!
Xiao Chu Yi was clearly able to vaguely feel the aura that existed in the surrounding world as his master spoke.
At the same time, for the set of Shenyang Boxing methods that Liu Pingsan usually practiced, he also learned it well, no matter how he said it, he should be a highly talented person!
But what was confusing was that when Xiao Chuyi really began to use the cultivation methods described in that book, connecting with the aura between heaven and earth, and cultivating in the Dao Foundation Period, he found that no matter how hard he tried, he would eventually be unable to do so.
It made Liu Ping 300 puzzled, when he used this exercise to cultivate, it was obviously easy to find the trick, why couldn't he go to his apprentice?
But he wasn't in a hurry, after all, Xiao Chuyi was still young, only six years old, maybe as long as he kept trying, when he grew up, he would be able to find the method?
Of course, this is just a rather helpless idea of Liu Pingsan so far, who let him know a little about these things, just a half-baked master?
And this is also an important reason why those who practice casually will have more difficulty cultivating than those who are from the sect.
Without the guidance of the master and the support of the sect's resources, how could you go all the way smoothly?
In fact, Xiao Chuyi was also very disappointed in himself, he really couldn't understand why he was so stupid!
not only lived up to his master's expectations of him, but also made him feel a sense of powerlessness in avenging his parents with his own hands.
It's just that in order not to worry the master, Xiao Chuyi has not shown anything in front of Liu Pingsan.
However, Chen Chuyi, who was unable to cultivate, was quite obsessed with the content of the formation chapter in the "Daomen Opening Technique".
As soon as he has free time, he will turn to that page, look at the content word by word, and if there are words he doesn't know, he will also take the initiative to ask Liu Pingsan.
Liu Pingsan didn't really believe that his apprentice was so young, and he could see something from it if he was looking at it alone.
However, he felt that Xiao Chuyi, as long as he was interested in something related to cultivation, it would be a good thing!