Chapter 9: Matters of the Heart
The matter of the qi sword, just put it aside for now, and it is useless to think too much.
When people are bored and sleepy, they always think of their happy days in the past, and I think of myself when I was a child, when my family business was not strong and prosperous, and I was just a rich son with a lot of money, and I didn't have so many worries and conceits.
I remember when I was still in elementary school, I went to an aristocratic school, and all the students in the school were all children of the nobility. If you use a Mercedes-Benz BMW to pick up and drop off your children, you are embarrassed to say hello to others. I remember one time in class, the whole school heard a loud rumbling sound, the teacher thought that there was an earthquake, and organized everyone to flee the teacher's playground for refuge, but when everyone ran to the playground with a dead face, the school horn suddenly heard the principal's reprimand: "Huang Chengpu, next time don't let your father take a helicopter to pick you up at the school, this is a naked act of showing off your wealth." β
Later, the parent came to pick up his child on a beautiful horse on the grounds that it was the cheapest means of transportation in the family. Before leaving, his mount left a few pieces of at the school gate. The snobbish security guard hurriedly picked up the still hot with his hand and shouted, "How is this fragrant?" β
Of course, the guard's filthy behavior undermined the school's teaching purpose of indifference to fame and fortune, and the principal was furious and fired the security guard with a single order. The security guard did not seem too sad, and it is said that the next day he went to stand guard at the door of the rich man riding the horse.
Whenever I think about it, I like to joke with my tablemate, my tablemate is a boy, and I can't remember what his name is, anyway, I always call him by his nickname, Aaron.
Speaking of Aaron, he was the most interesting person I knew in elementary school, and he often talked about ideals in front of me and told me that people should have ideals.
And Aaron's dream is to be a singer. I was very envious of his ideals and wanted him to improvise a song. Ah Long was very open in front of me, and under my repeated instigation, he immediately raised his throat and snorted twice on a whim.
Before he could snort a third time, I grabbed his mouth.
"You have a strong voice, you are good for singing heavy bass, you try. "I point out his mistakes.
His eyes widened, trying to find the feeling of heavy bass, he took a deep breath, his whole head was red, I took two steps back, and just when I thought that Aaron was about to roar a heavy bass full of inner strength, I suddenly heard a loud bang on his buttocks, and a strong smell came over the surface.
This time, I hurriedly covered my nose and mouth, and scolded: "Lao Tzu let your mouth breathe, not ** out of anger, what the hell did you eat at noon?"
"Garlic poached eggs. Aaron said aggrievedly.
"What the fuck are you, bass, are you stupid? β
"This, it's too heavy, it's falling out of the ass. β
β........β
Aaron's music career was short, but it was something I admired, at least he dared to pursue what he wanted, and I didn't have that kind of courage.
Looking at the starry sky, the bright moon and the vast sky, my thoughts turned back and forth, thinking that I had lived so big, I didn't have any ideals, I lived a life of luxury and debauchery, from childhood to adulthood, the ideal seemed to be just a rotten stone under my feet, it did not bring me any meaningful value.
I let out a long sigh, and thought of my parents, and my well-behaved fiancΓ©e, and every time at this time, I would divert my attention and stop thinking about it, I think that my relatives would have known about my disappearance, and if I had been in a hurry to go back every day, then every day here would be as long as a year, and I might not last more than a few days, and I would go crazy and mad until I died.
It seems that what the master said to me was not just a meditation machine to fool people, at least it allowed me to persist in surviving.
The cold wind in the courtyard was gradually rising, and it was still very cold in the late autumn night, so I hurriedly left the courtyard and went back to sleep in the thatched hut, looking forward to the beginning of a new day.
The next day I got up very early as usual, ate two sweet potatoes casually, and went to work.
"Senior brother, the master told you to go to his meditation room. "I was chopping wood with a stone when I heard Huineng say.
"Got it. I'll come right away after chopping this pile of firewood. I threw down the stone and said lightly.
Buddhists often say that chopping wood, carrying water, and farming can hone a person's state of mind, and I think so, although the expectation of going back has not decreased, but the sense of anxiety is much less.
I finished chopping the remaining firewood, washed my face, and went to the master's meditation room.
"Master, are you looking for me?" I entered the door and saw the master sitting on the futon and reciting sutras.
The master put down the Buddhist beads in his hand and said lightly: "How long have you been on the mountain?" β
"It's been almost a month. β
"Well, a month, ordinary and difficult days will make people forget the passage of time, but fortunately, you haven't forgotten that if a person wants to cultivate Buddhism, he must not only care about himself, but also care about the world. β
"Oh, the disciple knows. β
"From now on, Wu Neng will share the chores with you, and you will take time to stand on the stump and lay the foundation for learning martial arts in the future. β
I was ecstatic that the master was finally going to teach me kung fu.
"Master, what peerless martial arts are you going to teach me? I couldn't wait to ask.
"As a teacher, I won't teach you martial arts. The master said lightly.
After hearing this, there was a thunderbolt in the ground above my head, and my whole person was stunned in place.
"Master, you can't speak, you said, I can practice martial arts after entering the Buddha's door. I said with a twitch at the corner of my mouth.
"Although you don't learn martial arts, there is someone who can teach you. β
"Who? Xuzhu?" I have seen Jin Yong's Tianlong Babu, and I know that there is a monk in it who has obtained 70 years of internal strength without cliffs because he has solved the Zhenlong chess game, and since then he has become a first-class master of martial arts.
"My senior brother, Master Guanzhi. β
"Master Guanzhi?"
"Well, he is now the abbot of Fahua Temple, which is the largest Buddhist temple in the Central Plains, if you go and find it, he will teach you to practice martial arts. Huijing said.
I fell to my knees with a thud and cried, "Master, I don't want to leave you." β
"Get up, you and I are fated to see each other, and separation is also fate, he will be able to meet again one day. β
The master took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to me, and said lightly: "This is a silk letter, when you arrive at Fahua Temple, you hand it over to the abbot of Guanzhi, and he will accept you and teach you to practice martial arts and chant sutras." β
"Master, I don't want to leave, I haven't repaid you for your great kindness to me, how can I just leave. β
"Let's go, the master has taught you everything he can teach you, and now there is only one warning left, I hope you can remember it firmly. β
"Master, you say. I hurriedly said.
"Life in the world, do things to pay attention to, too much, the strength can not reach, or not enough, are bad things, no matter good things or bad things, are so, once you grasp the degree, you can turn decay into magic, wonderful, in this regard, you have to be careful to understand. β
"Thank you Master for your teachings, the disciple must keep it in mind," I slammed my head three times, and continued, "Master, let me make some contributions to the Dustless Temple, and it won't be too late for me to leave." β
"You have done a lot of chores for this temple, and you can be regarded as a reward. β
"No, master, it's nothing, I'm going to make some substantial contribution. β