The three of them arrived at the county seat.

The county seat is very strict, and there is a long queue, but with Tang Sui here, everything is not a problem.

There is gruel in the county town to help the victims, but it is as thin as water, and even ......

"This is bran! What is for the livestock, how can they feed it!" Wen Ruorou was furious.

Gao Ming grabbed her and pointed to the surrounding victims: "Look at them." ”

Wen Ruorou raised her eyes and looked around, and the surrounding victims were holding thin porridge cooked with bran and a small amount of rice grain, eating wolf-eating and distressing.

Wen Ruorou raised her sleeves and kept wiping her eyes.

......

Night gradually rose, and the three of them walked down the desolate avenue.

In the distance, there was a dry branch, and behind the shadows, there seemed to be a fire.

Wen Ruorou became curious and said, "It seems that someone is roasting the fire over there, let's go over and take a look and give them a steamed bun." ”

She walked first, but she didn't notice that Gao Ming's face behind her was a little strange.

Gao Ming turned his head to look at Tang Sui, but Tang Sui remained silent, and only signaled Gao Ming to hurry up.

The three of them walked into the shadows of the woods.

Before he got close to the fire, suddenly someone in the shadows shouted in surprise: "Come on, these three people are white and tender!"

Soon, there was a circle of people around.

Starlight sparsely sprinkled through the forest overhead. There are a lot of people around, all of them, men.

Wen Ruorou was surrounded by them, and she felt a little worried in her heart. But the little girl still smiled, and said, "Are you hungry? However, one person can only take one. ”

Someone in the circle said in surprise: "Brothers, they still have steamed buns!"

A man with a rough voice spoke: "I heard it, don't shout!"

There was a "gurgling" sound squirming up and down in the throat from the dark shadows around him.

Wen Ruorou's heart tightened, she took two breaths, and eased up again. I thought to myself: they are really hungry.

The little girl Ruorou generously took out the steamed buns and said, "Come and get them all, don't fight or grab, one for each person." ”

The people around did not move.

Wen Ruorou asked strangely, "Come and get it!

She didn't notice that their retreat had been sealed.

Gao Ming pulled Wen Ruorou back behind him, and the Xuantie ruler slammed into the ground, making a "boom" sound.

But the heavy iron ruler did not deter them.

A voice sounded in the darkness: "Let's go together!"

There was a loud roar, and the huge iron ruler slammed into the ......

......

Figures scattered in the darkness.

Gao Ming silently retracted the iron ruler and put it on his back.

Wen Ruorou asked Gao Ming, "Why don't they want my steamed buns?"

"They ......" Gao Ming hesitated, not knowing how to answer for a while.

Wen Ruorou waited quietly in the dark for a while, then turned away.

In the darkness, the sound of Ruorou's heavy breathing was clearly audible.

Gao Ming said, "Let's go." ”

Wen Ruorou raised her hand and pointed to the firelight, and her voice seemed to be trying her best to carry laughter and lightness: "The firelight hasn't been extinguished yet, maybe there are still people, let's go over and take a look." ”

"Hey......" Gao Ming stretched out his hand, trying to stop her.

And Wen Ruorou had already walked over there.

Gao Ming followed.

Tang Sui silently followed at the end.

Wen Ruorou stood in front of the firelight first. The firelight gilded a red outline around her back.

Gao Ming saw behind him that she was burying her face in her palms.

Gao Ming rushed forward, trying to get in front of her. But how can he cover the darkness with such a wide range?

On the top of the fire was a large jar with muddy soup in it, and it was difficult to see clearly. But I could see that there were hairs scattered around, especially in the soup.

Gao Ming wanted to block in front of Wen Ruorou as much as possible, but Wen Ruorou had already rushed out angrily, and she raised her foot to kick the big jar.

Gao Ming pulled her back and said, "Don't kick, don't waste it!"

When Wen Ruorou heard this, she turned her head to look at Gao Ming with a frightened expression.

saw that Gao Ming's words had just come out, his face changed greatly, and he kept vomiting while holding his chest......

......

Under the dim stars and moon, a bare old dead tree stood on a bare mound.

The three of them sat on a stone under an old dead tree.

Gao Ming hugged the cold Xuantie ruler and did not speak.

Wen Ruorou looked at the dark sky and said, "Master, let's go back." ”

Tang Sui said, "I haven't lectured you yet." ”

Wen Ruorou turned her head to look at Tang Sui and asked, "Master, why are you so indifferent?"

Tang Sui smiled and turned his head to look at her, and said, "Because I've seen this scene." ”

Wen Ruorou looked at Tang Sui in surprise, her face a little complicated.

Tang Sui also turned his head to look at the night sky and said, "Let me tell you about some of my previous things." ”

Both of them were a little curious and listened to Tang Sui quietly.

Tang Sui then spoke slowly.

"I was originally a little Taoist priest at a small Taoist temple on the mountain. I practice and enlighten in the mountains every day. Master often praised me for being simple-hearted and having spiritual roots. I am often used as an example for my brothers. ”

"One day, Master asked us brothers and sisters, "What are you doing in cultivation?"

"Some brothers said that because they grew up in Taoist temples, everyone cultivates the Tao, so they cultivate the Tao. ”

"Master pointed at that senior brother and laughed and scolded, you bastard. ”

"Some people say, Master asked me to cultivate, so I cultivate. ”

"Master laughs and scolds, it's useless!"

"Master asked Senior Brother to say, Senior Brother said that the purpose of cultivating the Tao is to cultivate great supernatural powers and benefit the common people in the world. ”

But the master smiled and said, "I am telling a lie." ”

"Senior brother has repeatedly said that he is sincere, and he wants to cultivate great supernatural powers to benefit the common people. The master was silent, only smiled and shook his head. ”

Later, Master asked me again. I said, I am cultivating for the sake of pursuing the Great Dao. ”

Master pointed at me and said with a smile, I thought you had something amazing, but I didn't expect it to be nonsense. ”

"I didn't understand it at the time, but now that I think about it, isn't it just nonsense?"

Speaking of this, Tang Sui smiled and continued.

"Master always said that I have an empty heart and no ambition, and I am not convinced. I am obviously dedicated to the Tao, how can I say that I have no ambition?"

Later, the emperor of the dynasty had great ambitions, but he was arrogant and arrogant, greedy and warlike. The frontier has been fighting for many years, digging canals in the country, and military service and conscription have been carried out at the same time, so that the people are not able to make a living, and the civil uprisings and wars are continuous. ”

"Master locked the mountain gate and took us down the mountain, and only the herbs and water were used to cure the victims and dispel evil spirits. ”

At this time, I realized that the senior brother really did not lie. The teachers and brothers were miserable, and gradually they inevitably complained, lazy, and even avoided. There is only the senior brother, although he has not been able to cultivate the great supernatural power that can save the world, but with his meager strength, he has tried his best to save people when he sees them, and he has never complained. ”

Master praised, in difficult times, I saw the firmness of the senior brother. For the first time, Master pointed to Senior Brother and said to me, "You have a simple Taoist heart, but you lack your Senior Brother's broad and lofty and unwavering will. ”

Tang Sui took a breath and said, "That's all for today's lesson. What you both need to learn is complementary to each other. ”

"Gao Ming, out of the red dust and turbid waves, but has a child-like Dao heart. But this mind and ambition," Tang Sui Yaoyao said: "Narrow and vague, not to mention firm-willed." ”

Gao Ming smiled shyly.

Tang Sui continued: "Ruorou, your mind is so broad, not to mention among women, even in this thousands of worlds, how many people can match you? At least, this one next to you is far worse than you. ”

Wen Ruorou quietly glanced at Gao Ming, Gao Ming just smiled, convinced.

Tang Sui said: "But you are not as sincere as Gao Ming's Dao heart. The world divides the Dao heart into many kinds, and I only recognize whether the Dao heart is sincere or not. Babies are naturally sincere, but it is rare for them to be as clean and clear as Gao Ming, who has rolled in the mud like Gao Ming. The so-called sincerity is first in the word 'true', and then in the word 'Ming'. ”

Tang Sui looked at Wen Ruorou: "You account for seven points of the word 'true', and it is not complete, and the word 'Ming', you are even worse." ”

Wen Ruorou thought for a while, bowed down and said, "Disciple, remember Master's teachings. ”

Tang Sui nodded and comforted the two: "It's okay, don't worry, take your time." That's what the so-called cultivation is. ”

Gao Ming suddenly said, "Brother, are you and Bai Sheng's seniors leaving?" ”

Tang Sui looked at the sky and nodded: "Yes." ”