In the shadow of the street in the distance, Xiao Shu saw the pair of sisters and brothers go away, sighed, and the days became more and more uneasy.

Back in his hut, Xiao Shu also swept away the garbage piled up in front of the door, tore off the yellow talisman that was pasted all over the place, and washed away the stinky and pungent chicken blood on the ground with water.

Some rumors spread more and more outrageously over time, from the beginning of the sword fairy, to the later wicked, now it is estimated that they have become evil ghosts and monsters, some people around have moved away, and the people who don't know it are serious, and they sue the government, hoping that the court can send a master to get rid of the demon, but the local government naturally knows the inside story, and neither wants to offend the Li family by hating Xiao Shu, nor does it want to end up with an indecent reputation for the people, so they have to claim that the government can't control the weird things of gods and demons, so let them invite Taoist priests themselves.

This is good, Xiao Shu's place is completely fallen, and he really can't bear it if he changes others, and he is bullied to the end, and the Li family naturally knows about it, and wants to help Xiao Shu clarify many times, but on the contrary, it is getting darker and darker, and his own business is affected, but the party Xiao Shu doesn't care at all.

In the early autumn, there are gradually fallen leaves in the courtyard, sitting alone in the courtyard, the insects in the ears are endless, the gentle breeze dissipates the smell of blood, Xiao Shu half-closed his eyes, looking at the bright moon, the folding fan in his hand is shaking more and more slowly.

What is the sword in my heart?

After practicing the sword for so many years, the realm is getting higher and higher, but his understanding of the Tao is messy and messy, and he has never been able to boil it down.

The sword is the soldier, the Tao is the source, if you only know how to make the sword, but you don't know why to make the sword, it is no way, hurting others and hurting yourself, I don't know what to say.

What lingered in my mind was the sword path taught by the white envoy, Zhang Daoquan's shocking three swords, and his two years of experience in the Taoist temple, and unconsciously his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and his sleepiness became thicker.

In his sleep was a familiar scene, dressed in red, blurred, the emotions hidden in his heart became more and more obvious in his sleep, Xiao Shu reached out to grab something, but it was still getting farther and farther away.

The empty and empty dream is so similar to the forgetfulness of the self, but it is fundamentally different, the forgetfulness is my own choice, and this dream is to be forced to forget, Xiao Shu is more and more unwilling in his heart, and the emotion that has been unfazed is obvious anger at this moment.

Xiao Shu drank in a deep voice, the red leaf sword swung out, the scarlet sword was like a dragon soaring, roaring and rushing towards the boundless void in front of him, the dream was suddenly shattered, Xiao Shu's eyes had not had time to open, and his mind moved, and the red leaf sword suddenly came out of its sheath and lay in front of him.

"Ahh

With an exclamation, the girl in front of her stumbled backwards, but fortunately was stopped by a teenager.

"Senior Sister Thing, you are a little heavy......" The young man helped his senior sister and her face was a little crimson, but the girl didn't care at all, she was so frightened by Xiao Shu that her face was a little unbearable, she stood up straight and said angrily, "Call me Senior Sister!"

"My name is Senior Sister. The young man spread his hands helplessly.

"No additions!"

Xiao Shu looked at the two of them expressionlessly, gently held the Red Leaf Sword with his right hand, and said coldly, "Reason?"

In the middle of the night, there was an indescribable depression in the courtyard at this moment, and the invisible sword intent was like a mountain pressing down, getting heavier and heavier, and the girl didn't feel anything, but the young man's face became tighter and tighter.

"Hmph, a person like you who has committed a heinous crime, do you still need a reason to arrest you? Come with us to the official mansion!" The girl is obviously a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, with a bright yellow thin shirt, long hair tied in a crown, and an iron whip in her hand, and she looks quite chivalrous at a glance.

"Senior sister...... I think he is a talent, polite and polite, not like a wicked person rumored by the outside world, maybe we mistakenly believed the villain's slander. Seeing that Xiao Shu's face was getting colder and colder, the young man hurriedly grabbed the senior sister who was eager to try.

"Nanbei! Don't be fooled by his appearance, have you forgotten the master's teachings, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and you are as innocent as you when you go out, you have already been sold!" The girl's backhand was a chestnut buckled on the young man's forehead.

"But the master also said, hearing is false, seeing is also false, if you wronged others, don't say that you can't be a hero, we will become wicked people, senior sister, you say yes. The young man changed his usual lazy appearance and actively persuaded him.

"This ...... You wait, wait for me to collect evidence of your evil deeds and then arrest you, don't run, if you run, you will acquiesce, I will chase you, chase you to the ends of the earth and arrest you!" The girl hesitated for a while, but still withdrew the iron whip from her waist, and did not forget to warn Xiao Shu before leaving.

"Shall I let you go?" Xiao Shu asked with a smile, there was a chill in his laughter, if it was usual, it would be fine, but not now, that familiar sense of irritability, even if I forget my mind, I can't suppress the irritability, more and more frequent, like a blunt knife slowly scraping my heart, shaving my flesh little by little.

In the dream, the man in red was getting closer and closer to him, obviously within reach, but he was thousands of miles away.

The young man's back was cold, if Xiao Shu gave him the feeling of emptiness and nothingness just now, then now it was like a sharp blade out of the sheath, which had reached his heart.

"What else do you want to do?" The girl couldn't help but shrink her shoulders, it is said that it is only early autumn at this time, and this cool breeze should be pleasant, how can it reveal a seeping coolness.

"I didn't understand before, what is the difference between people and immortals, but now I seem to know, the suffering of life is not in the will of heaven, it is all self-inflicted, ignorant, selfish, greedy, nature is like this, how can I talk about the Tao?" Xiao Shu walked towards the two of them while muttering to himself, and the pressure became more and more with each step, until in front of her, the girl only felt that her knees were weak, her whole body trembled like chaff, and she couldn't even speak.

"That's a mistake!" the young man suddenly spoke, reaching out and gently supporting his senior sister.

"Oh?" Xiao Shu was amazed that this young man was still able to keep his breath undisturbed and speak naturally under the pressure of sword intent.

"The reason why people are human beings is because of this natural human nature, the gentleman only sees ignorance, selfishness and greed, but does not see the generals who are for the family and the country, and the monks who are compassionate and compassionate, so prejudiced, it is difficult to establish a path according to the little monk!" said the young man fearlessly.

"Oh, you're a monk?"

"The little monk and his sister have been practicing Buddhism in the Cloud Temple since they were children. The boy nodded.

"Then why don't you shave, aren't the monks and nuns all bald?" Xiao Shu only felt funny, can you become a monk without shaving your head these days?

"Mr. is biased in this statement, although it is often said that there are three thousand troubles, shaving is to remove troubles, but there is also a saying in Buddhism that there is nothing in the first place, where to stir up dust, shaving or not shaving, never from the heart, not a rigid rule. ”

Xiao Shu couldn't help but laugh dumbly, shook his head and said, "I'm not a disciple of Buddhism, what are you doing with me arguing about this, then you say, born as a human being, how should you establish the Tao?"

The young man only felt that the pressure was gone, and he hurriedly supported his senior sister's somewhat paralyzed body, leaned her against the tree, looked up at Xiao Shu and said, "Mr. is a first-class master in the world, and if you care about the two of us, you will not lose your identity." ”

"I'm already notorious here, I can't talk about my identity, if you can't talk about it, I will teach you elders a good lesson. Xiao Shu said with a straight face.

"Immortals and demons are all made, holding a good for immortals, holding an evil for demons, the so-called way, according to what the little monk sees, is the choice, what is held in the heart, what is the final gain. The young man said with a smile, the frost and the moon were like snow, reflecting his white clothes shining brightly.

"According to what you say, good people are immortals, and bad people are demons?" Xiao Shu only felt funny, the words of a childish child are just like that, good is immortal, evil is evil, how can it be so easy to distinguish between good and evil in this world, is it not born with a label.

"The Master once said that it is not difficult to distinguish between good and evil, evil is evil, good is good, good people are evil when they do evil, and evil people do good and become Buddhas. The boy nodded.

"Aren't you laughing at the people who are cultivating all over the world, and decades of penance are not as good as doing something good in your mouth?" Xiao Shu asked in a cold voice.

"It's not comparable, if the cultivation is just to become an immortal, then it's not comparable. The boy nodded bluntly.

Xiao Shu wanted to refute a few words, but he felt tired for no reason, opened his mouth, and only said, "Forget it, you guys go, don't come to disturb me." ”

As if he had been pardoned, the young man hurriedly carried his almost fainting senior sister and fled away from Xiao Shu's courtyard.

Under the moonlight, the young man in white walked through the deserted streets of the southern city with a girl in yellow shirt on his back.

"That guy is horrible. The girl's voice was faint, and she gradually eased up in the cool night breeze.

Speaking of which, senior sister, you are really heavy, and I can't even carry you. The boy laughed.

"You say, "Let me down!" the girl fiddled with the crown of her hair unhappily, and scratched her neat black hair as unkempt as a beggar.

"The back moves, the back moves, no matter how heavy the senior sister is, I can carry it. ”

"Nanbei, do you think I can really become a heroine?"

"Yes, why not?"

"My martial arts are so bad, and I was so embarrassed just now. ”

"Don't be ashamed, don't be ashamed at all, senior sister, do you know how high that person's martial arts realm is?"

"How tall?"

"It's so high that you hit the top and can't get out. The boy smiled and raised his hand to geek.

"You lie again, Master is not as tall as you say, if this is the case, why didn't you stop me at that time?" The girl looked incredulous, and when she remembered that she was so frightened that she didn't dare to move, she couldn't even speak, and she was inexplicably irritable.

"If he is really a wicked person, I won't dare to let you go even if I am beaten by you, senior sister. ”

"So you just want to see me make a fool of myself, don't you!?"

"Life in the world is inevitably a wall, senior sister does not need to be discouraged, punishing adultery and eliminating evil is chivalrous, hanging a pot to help the world is chivalrous, and doing a good deed every day is also chivalrous, as long as senior sister has a heart, I will accompany you for a lifetime. ”

"Who wants you to accompany me, I can do chivalry and righteousness by myself, I'm two years older than you, don't I understand this reason?"

"Yes, yes, my sister is right. ”

But if he is not a wicked man, why is it true that he is not a wicked man? You also said that seeing and hearing are not necessarily true, so how can you say that he is not a wicked man. ”

"Senior sister, you know that I have always seen people very accurately, he is not a wicked person, nor is he a good person, just a mortal who struggles to jump out of the water. ”

"He's not a fish, and you keep saying I don't understand. ”

"It's just a metaphor, this red world is like a pool of water, we are like a fish in the water, love or hate, no one can do without, but gradually some fish grow bigger and bigger, see the sky outside the water, they are no longer satisfied with this, everything here is not important to them, the right to wealth is the same as the silt at the bottom of the water for them, it is not worth a day, they yearn for a broader realm, this small waterhole can accommodate their bodies, but can no longer accommodate their hearts. ”

"What does the world look like after jumping out of the water?"

"I don't know, maybe it's an endless sky, maybe it's just a bigger pool. ”

"But the fish jumped out of the water, is it still a fish?"

"This ...... Senior sister, you asked me. ”