Time flies, summer goes to autumn.

In a blink of an eye, the life of the Taoist temple has passed for several years. Today's Lin Yifan is also sixteen years old, and Ye Qing is also eighteen.

In the past few years, the life of the Taoist temple has been basically no different from before. The only difference is that the figure and appearance of the three have changed a lot.

Lin Yifan is already a handsome guy, and his body has grown a lot taller, although he is not tall and mighty, but he can be regarded as magnificent. And what about Ye Qing, although it is not a national beauty, but it is also a beautiful and slim woman. Among these people, in the past few years, only Yimei Daoren's face has aged a lot, and his body is not as good as before, and even his once straight back is a little hunched.

Over the years, Yimei Daoist people have still repeated those monotonous and boring things day after day. Ye Qing is still so diligent and sensible. In the past few years, it has been no different from his previous life, he has also accompanied Ye Qing to meditate and practice in the morning and evening, and the rest of the time is to herd cattle, tidy up the small flower garden in front of the house, and accompany Ye Qing to take care of the trivial chores at home.

Autumn, late autumn. The surroundings of the view have long been depressed, and everywhere is full of lonely and lonely atmosphere. However, the banyan tree in the Sanqing Temple, although it is late autumn now, still maintains its dark green branches and leaves, but there are already some dead leaves under the tree.

At this moment, the Yimei Taoist is holding the bamboo broom, standing on the dam in front of the Sanqing Palace, looking at the huge banyan tree in front of him, thoughtful, thoughtful.

"Master, what do you see?"

A human voice suddenly came, and people knew that it was Ye Qing's voice as soon as they heard it. As soon as the words fell, Ye Qing, who had just come back from meditation by the small river, was walking up from the stone staircase and looked at his master a little strangely.

Ye Qing is still the sensible and obedient Ye Qing, and the robe is still the loose robe, but this robe feels a little older, and some are smaller, not particularly fitting, as if she can't cover her graceful posture anymore.

"Qing'er, come here. ”

Ye Qing heard the master calling him, so he quickened his pace and came to the side of Yimei Daoren. Looking at the master, who was already a little old, I felt a little sad.

"Master, what's wrong?"

"Qing'er, look at this tree. “

Yimei Daoren's words made Ye Qing a little puzzled, and even made her have some bad premonitions, but she would not disobey her master's intentions, so she turned her head to look at the banyan tree in front of her without thinking too much. Although she didn't know what it meant, she knew that the master had his inevitable reasoning. Therefore he did not speak.

"You see, Qing'er, the end of autumn is almost winter, we see that everything around us has been, withered and dead, there is no vitality at all, you see, only the banyan tree in our view, but it is not because of the depression of everything and drifted with the tide, but still grows according to its own heart, and it is still flourishing. So, this tree is the same as our cultivation path, do you understand?"

"I understand the master, I will stick to my heart and move forward. “

After hearing this, the Yimei Daoist nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "The path of cultivation is already against the sky, so there must be thousands of difficulties and dangers. Therefore, since you have chosen to enter the Tao, you should not follow the current, but cut through thorns, overcome all difficulties, and swim against the current. On this path of seeking the Tao, there are many hardships and temptations, but no matter what, we can only attain the Tao if we keep our original intention of seeking the Tao and realizing the Tao unchanged. “

Listening to the words of Yimei Zhenren, Ye Qing had some doubts in her heart, she had understood these truths since she was a child, and she had been doing this for so many years. But I don't understand why the master repeats the teaching today.

"Qing'er, got it!"

Yimei Daoist turned his head and looked at the already slim apprentice in front of him. There is indescribable love, regret, and reluctance in the old eyes. Cultivating this path, it is obvious that he has already had a deep understanding.

"Since you have decided to embark on this road of no return since you were a child, no matter what the future holds, even if you are crying and crawling, you must move towards the goal, because this is the path you have chosen for yourself, understand?"

"Qing'er, I will remember the master's teachings. The bad premonition in Ye Qing's heart became heavier and heavier. With apprehension, Ye Qing asked, "The apprentice doesn't know why the master wants to say these things to the apprentice today. Master, what's wrong with you today?"

Faced with Ye Qing's question, Yimei Zhenren did not respond to her immediately, but looked at his beloved apprentice with pity, and now he can't remember how long he hasn't taken a good look at his apprentice. It seems like a long, long time ago!

At this time, Yimei Taoist still remembers that Ye Qing just came to Sanqing Temple that year, that day happened to be the winter solstice, and it snowed a lot outside the temple, just in the main hall of the Sanqing Palace, he began to teach Ye Qing the first lesson of cultivation for the first time, meditation.

"Girl, follow the master's movements. “

"Well, yes, girl, today we are sitting on a single plate"

"In the future, when you learn well, I will teach you double plates. “

"Yes, sit down like this, cross your legs, yes, enchant your hands......"

"Hmm. Yes, close your eyes and exhale...... Suck...... Call...... Suck ......"

......

Yimei Daoren patiently made movements while correcting Xiao Yeqing's movements.

"Well, the waist should be straight, the head should be straight, right...... Keep your body relaxed and natural...... Yes, use your heart to perceive your own breath......"

"Yes, that's it, while feeling it, counting the breath ......"

......

I don't know how long it took, Yimei Daoist saw that Xiao Yeqing had entered the state, so he got up and looked at the little girl in front of him carefully, looking at her serious movements, Yimei Daoren's heart secretly sighed for her: "It would be nice if this kid had better bones."

At this time, he didn't look down on Xiao Yeqing, but he knew that the quality of the root bone determined how far she could go on this road. It also determines how much effort and hard work will be put in the future to make up for this little physical gap.

He looked at Xiao Ye Qing as if he was looking at himself, he was not only sighing for Ye Qing, but also for himself. Seeing that Ye Qing already looked good, he quietly went out with a single eyebrow.

However, when Yimei Daoren came back, the scene in front of him made him heartache and gratifying. I saw that Xiao Yeqing in front of him was still meditating seriously, still practicing according to the teachings of Yimei Daoist. It's just that the skin on his forehead has indeed been broken, and the bright red blood has slowly seeped out.

Seeing this scene, Yimei Daoist already understood the reason, he quickly took out the handkerchief he was carrying, squatted down and gently wiped the oozing blood for Xiao Yeqing. Ye Qing, who felt some pain, opened his eyes.

"Does it hurt, girl Qing'er?"

"It doesn't hurt"

"Bitter is not bitter. “

"Not bitter"

"Do you still want to learn?"

"Master, I want to learn, I want to learn"

......

The Yimei Daoist looked at Xiao Yeqing, who was so well-behaved and sensible in front of him, and the Yimei Daoist was infinitely relieved.

"Let's go, Qing'er, let's stop practicing today, let's not practice. “

"Master, will I take you to play in the snow? “

"Okay...... Good ......."

..................

As this scene of the past slowly surfaced in his heart, the eyes of Yimei Daoren, who had gone through vicissitudes, were a little moist. He suddenly felt that Ye Qing was so different from himself now, because he didn't have Ye Qing's persistence, tenacity, and steadfastness.

"Master, you ...... What's going on. Ye Qing looked at the somewhat moist eyebrows in his eyes, and he also wanted to cry.

"It's okay, Qing'er, the master is fine...... It's just that I suddenly feel a little sad......"

"Is it really okay?...... Don't scare me......"

Yimei Daoren looked at Ye Qing, who was already in tears, calmed down his mood and said, "Qing'er, the master is really fine, don't worry, it's really fine." “

"Qing, you're busy with you, I'm going to take care of the Sanqing Palace. After speaking, Yimei Daoist turned around and dragged a broom, took a rag, and walked slowly towards the Sanqing Palace.

Ye Qing, looking at the real person with a much better face, he was relieved, but looking at the master who was a little clumsy in his back and walking away step by step, he still didn't hold back the tears, and quietly rolled down his cheeks.

"Senior sister, what are you doing here?"

Lin Yifan's voice suddenly came from behind Ye Qing somehow. Hearing this voice, Ye Qing hurriedly reached out and wiped her cheeks, not that she was shy, but that from childhood to adulthood, Ye Qing would not show a trace of unhappiness in front of Lin Yifan. So I hurriedly tried to calm my mood.

"Senior sister......" Seeing that Ye Qing ignored him, Lin Yifan said in an aggravated tone.

When the mood was almost calm, Ye Qing turned around to look at Lin Yifan. At this moment, Lin Yifan just stepped up from the stone stairs. Behind him was still the big buffalo. It's strange to say that when the buffalo got up to this dam, it didn't need Lin Yifan's summons, so it went to the old place to lie down by itself.

In the past few years, Lin Yifan has become taller than before, and his facial features are more handsome, but there has been no major change.

"Yifan, why are you calling me so loudly?" Ye Qing asked!

"It's nothing, I think you seem to be in a daze. “

"Come here. “

"What are you doing, senior sister?" Lin Yifan asked with some curiosity.

"Yifan, look at this tree," Ye Qing said.

Lin Yifan, who had already come to Ye Qing's side, listened to his senior sister ask him to look at the tree, thinking that there was something strange about this tree, so he raised his head and took a closer look. However, after searching for a while, they did not find that this tree was no different from the usual tree

"Is this a mess?" Lin Yifan was a little puzzled

"Don't you see any truth in life?"

"This tree is a tree, where is there any truth in life, senior sister, I'm hungry......"

"You, you, in the master's words, you are really rotten wood and cannot be carved. Ye Qing glanced at Lin Yifan and said.

"Senior sister, let's stop talking about this tree, I'm really hungry......"

"Okay, okay, I'll get some food. ”

"Senior sister, it's the best. ”

"Less Poor Mouth......

"Truth or ...... Truth or say" Lin Yifan looked flattering.

......

Lin Yifan waited for his senior sister to change her clothes, and then followed Ye Qing to get food. He is not lazy, but very diligent. Otherwise, after so many years, so many trivial things in the view would have exhausted Ye Qing a long time ago.