Chapter 20: The Tao and the Art (I)
At first, Dumb felt as if there were ants crawling in his stomach, and it was a little itchy.
However, Lu Shi once said that you can't move casually when sleeping, so Dumb didn't scratch it, meditated and endured.
After a while, the itching worsened, and Dumb endured it uncomfortably, and the corners of his mouth and body were shaking slightly.
It didn't take long for the itching to disappear and be replaced by a cooling sensation in the abdomen.
It's like running a hot sweat and swallowing a piece of ice skate in one gulp.
In an instant, the heat around his body was swept away, and the whole person seemed to be much more awake in an instant.
At this moment, Dumb is in a very mysterious state.
He was obviously half-asleep, but his consciousness was unusually clear.
He clearly knew that he was 'sleeping' at this moment, and he also knew clearly that he was awake.
This subtle state of mind amuses Dumb, and he wants to stand up and look around, but he can't, as if there is an invisible force restraining him from leaving his body.
So, he began to look at his body, which he found even more interesting.
The world of his body is so big, his blood seems to be the Yangtze River, his hair is like a towering giant tree, and his consciousness is flying and wandering everywhere in his own body world.
Finally he came to his belly, a vast and boundless world.
In the center of this world, a transparent and beautiful glass-like object was suspended in the air.
The shape seems to be jade Ruyi, exuding a faint blue light.
Dumb looked at this thing, obviously it was the first time they met, but he had an unusually familiar feeling.
The thing didn't speak, but he could clearly know that it was calling him.
Like a mother calling her child.
This feeling became more and more intense, and Dumb's consciousness involuntarily approached.
In the end, the two merge into one.
At this moment, Dumb's body trembled, the pores of his whole body slowly opened, and the surrounding heaven and earth aura poured into his body, and with the deep and even breathing, the heaven and earth aura slowly flowed into his body.
This time, although a large amount of heaven and earth aura was still emanating from his pores, a small part seemed to be restrained by some force and remained in Dumb's body.
Master Lu, who was correcting the sleeping posture of the children, turned his head to look at Dumb, his eyes were full of appreciation, "Good qualifications, this kind of talent is no worse than those geniuses in the sect!"
Lu Shi turned around and continued to correct the children, but the smile on his face became stronger, and he made up his mind in his heart.
WhewW......
A few children snored and slept soundly.
About an hour later, the children woke up.
After stretching their waists, most of the children went down the mountain with their families.
The second tiger was the penultimate to go, and when he left, he saw that Dumb was still sleeping, and his face was full of envy.
"Dumb is really powerful, he can sleep so well. ”
"No, I have to practice hard when I go home, and I can't let Dumb surpass me. ”
After a long time, Dumb woke up slowly, and when he opened his eyes this time, what he saw was not Xue Mu, but Lu Shi.
Lu Shi and Xue Mu said that they had something to say to Dumb today, and they would send Dumb home in the evening.
Xue Mu also left.
Dumb hurriedly stood up, "Master Lu, why haven't you left yet?" Are you waiting for me?"
Lu Shi nodded and spoke slowly, "Today, Lu Shi has something to tell you, you come with me." ”
"Hmm!" Dumb stood up, patted the dust off his body, and walked with Lu Shi.
Lu Rou on the side rolled her eyes and scolded in a low voice, "It's cheap, you stinky boy." ”
Dumb walked with Lu Shi, looking at the scenery in the mountains.
In the evening, the sky is full of sunshine, and the ancient trails in the mountains are secluded.
The trees on both sides of the path are swaying, and the fragrance of wildflowers looms.
It's really a good day.
It didn't take long for the two to reach the edge of the cliff.
The wind on the edge of the cliff intensified, Lu Shi stood in the wind, his long and thin body stood straight, his green clothes shook with the wind, and his handsome face had an indescribable ethereal charm under the afterglow of the sunset.
Dumb had a feeling that Master Lu would leave with the wind at any time.
Lu Shi looked at the red glow, mountains, and rivers in the distance, and Dumb looked at Lu Shi.
After a long time, Lu Shi suddenly asked, "Dumb, do you know why, since ancient times, the sun has risen in the east and set in the west?"
Dumb looked to the west, the end of the sky, the red, like a canopy.
After looking at it for a while, Dumb shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”
Lu Shi asked again, "Dumb, then do you know why all the streams converge into big rivers, and all big rivers flow into the sea, like this for eternity?"
Dumb looked into the distance, and under the afterglow, the sky was gradually hazy, but you could still see the streams flowing eastward, converging into a river, flowing into the distance. ”
Dumb shook his head again.
Lu Shi asked again, "Dumb, then do you know why there are four seasons in a year, spring, summer, autumn and winter every year?"
Dumb continued to shake his head.
Lu Shi smiled, and there was already a paper butterfly in his palm.
The paper butterfly flipped wide in the wind, this time a full five meters wide.
Lu Rou was the first to jump up, dressed in red and waving in the wind, her delicate and beautiful face facing the sunset, and sat down cross-legged.
Lu Shi smiled slightly, "Go up." ”
Dumb climbed up, and Lu Shi's figure also landed on the paper butterfly.
The paper butterfly flapped its wings and flew to the sunset and sunset on the horizon with the three of them.
On the butterfly, Lu Shi asked, "Dumb, why can only butterflies fly?"
Dumb was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said excitedly, "Master Lu, I understand, I understand, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, the streams converge into big rivers, and the big rivers flow into the sea, as well as spring, summer, autumn and winter, are all the results of the operation of the Tao, isn't it?"
Lu Shi smiled slightly, touched Dumb's head, and slowly said a word, "Good!"
"If this is the case, then do you know what is the Tao?"
Dumb's brows furrowed, and the smile on his face was replaced by doubt.
Lu Shi slowly looked up at the sky, Dumb also looked at the sky, the fire clouds burned through half of the sky, it was really beautiful.
After a moment, Lu Shi spoke, "There is a mixture of things, born congenitally, lonely, independent and unchanging, Zhou Xing without slacking, you can be the mother of the world." ”
"There is a mixture of things, and this thing is the way. ”
"Before the beginning of heaven and earth, the Tao already existed, it operated independently, its operation will never stop, when the heaven and earth first opened, it was it that gave birth to all things in heaven and earth, it was the sun, this sunset, this mountain, the river, flowers and trees, and the mother of all things in this world. ”
On the paper butterfly, Dumb listened even more confused, and looked at the landing master in a daze, he still didn't understand what the Tao was.
Lu Shi continued, "Since the Tao is mixed, what is it made of?"
"The Tao is a thing, but in a trance, seeing it without seeing the name, hearing it without hearing the bright moon Xi, fighting it without being famous, these three can not be criticized, so it is mixed into one. ”
"The Word is formed by the mixing of things that cannot be seen, heard, or touched. ”