Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mortals and Immortals

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The shopkeeper of the tea shop looked at the old man with white hair and words, and was a little confused, in this cold day, there were still guests in his small broken tea shop, and it was really a bit unreasonable.

Also, this tea shop is open in this kind of wilderness, and the tea shopkeeper wants to sell a few bowls of tea in the hot weather to earn a mouthful of food, but now, at the foot of the remote mountain in this winter, let alone people, even a chicken feather can not be seen, and at this time, there is such a gray-haired old man, anyone who comes will feel strange.

The shopkeeper stood behind the counter, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't figure it out, he couldn't help it, and he stretched his neck and asked, "Old man, where are you from?" ”

The old man did not seem to hear the shopkeeper, but still read the booklet in his hand.

"That kid from Guanyin Temple went out this time, it should be this time, old man, if I guess correctly, this Wuji Temple should almost send that little doll to see the world, and those rain halls, wind and snow city, alas, among these people, the dragon and phoenix let me be such a bad old man to inquire, isn't this my life." ”

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Sighing, the old man said to himself again:

"I went all the way from here to Guanyin Temple, from Guanyin Temple to Wuji Temple, after walking in two places, it is estimated that half a year has passed, and I didn't find anyone at that time, so it was not in vain. ”

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Slamming the table, the old man sighed:

"Alas, you people in the world can really toss people and toss me such an old bone. ”

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After a long sigh, the old man seemed to remember the shopkeeper, patted his head, and turned back to the shopkeeper behind the wooden counter with a suspicious face, and the old man smiled:

"I'm really sorry, shopkeeper. ”

"I'm getting older, and I'm a little slow to react. ”

"Shopkeeper, what did you just ask me about?"

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The shopkeeper of the tea shop didn't know what to say, good fellow, it took a long time to realize that he was talking to him, and the old man was also sluggish, so he continued what he had just said, and asked:

"I'm asking the old man where you're from, it's cold this day, I'm here and I'm out of the place, it's not easy to see people. ”

The old man glared and said, "Look at what your shopkeeper is talking about, my old man is not a human being?!"

The shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand, "That's not what I meant, not that." ”

Only then did the old man restrain his expression, but he did not directly answer the question asked by the shopkeeper of the tea shop, but asked rhetorically:

"Shopkeeper, have you ever heard of the 'Ninety-Nine Paths'?"

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The shopkeeper shook his head, indicating that he didn't know what the old man was talking about.

The old man with gorgeous hair was not surprised, as if it was to be expected that he did not know.

Picking up the warm teacup on the table and taking a sip of tea, the old man began to speak slowly:

"I don't think the shopkeeper looks like a villain, so I'll tell you about the old man, I wonder if the shopkeeper can enjoy his face and drink two sips of tea with the old man?"

The shopkeeper pondered, idle is also idle, this old man is strange, but it gives people the feeling that this old man should not be bad, yes, then accompany this old man to drink tea, anyway, for a while, there will be no more guests in his broken tea shop.

When the shopkeeper sat down, the old man took the wooden box on the tea table to the stool beside him, and the shopkeeper was also an interesting person, so he made up for the old man's tea during this period, and poured tea for himself.

The old man who had put the wooden box looked back and saw that the shopkeeper had already poured tea for himself personally, and he was very satisfied with the shopkeeper's knowledge, and there was a little more happy smile on his face.

An old man, a shopkeeper, both of them have a mouthful of hot tea in their throats.

I could only hear the white-haired old man's voice.

"The people of this world, whether they are ordinary people in the streets and alleys, or chivalrous warriors who wander the rivers and lakes, or even monks and immortals who can move mountains and reclaim the sea in the mouth of ordinary people, all have one characteristic. ”

"That's like 'than'. ”

"The people in the market compare how much money they make with others, and the chivalrous warriors compare with others who is higher in prestige and kung fu, and this monk and immortal like to compare with others who is stronger in Taoist cultivation. ”

"The things of the world are the normal feelings of people, and there is nothing wrong with them. ”

The shopkeeper of the tea shop nodded in agreement.

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The old man said again:

"It's just that most of the time, no matter who it is, it can't compare the past with the past. ”

The shopkeeper frowned, indicating that he did not understand.

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The old man began to explain happily:

"For example, there is a monk in the west, who is known as King Kong is not bad, and water and fire are not invaded, and in the east, there is also a master, and this master is an old Taoist priest who slays demons and destroys demons. ”

"The shopkeeper, tell me now, if the world wants this monk to be high or low with this Taoist priest, then how can this monk who is not bad in King Kong compare with this Taoist priest who slays demons and destroys demons?"

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The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said tentatively:

"Why don't you let this monk fight with this master?"

The old man laughed and said:

"That's a way to do it. ”

"It's just..."

"Have you ever thought about it, the shopkeeper, what if this master and this monk don't want to fight?"

When the shopkeeper of the tea shop heard the old man's question, he couldn't help but feel a little big, whether it was a master or a monk, he couldn't fight with himself, and he didn't plan to think about it carefully, so he asked directly:

"Then tell me about the old man, I have nothing to do here, if you always tell me about it, I can grow a little bit of the world, then I won't accept this tea money today, what do you think?"

The old man said:

"Well, I'll say you just listen. ”

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"Everything in this world, whether it can be met together or not, can always be distinguished. ”

"Those who practice martial arts are divided according to whether their martial arts are strong or not, and those who practice are divided according to the level of cultivation and the depth of Taoism. ”

"And the old man, I, am one of the few people who are responsible for judging this 'superior', I have a fixed number in my heart, and then I will record this 'superior' that I have judged, and this 'superior' I have written down is the 'ninety-nine paths' in the mouth of the world. ”

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When the tea shopkeeper heard this, he immediately jumped.

Good fellow, it sounds like this old man who looks weak and can't help but have a lot of background.

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In the small tea shop, the shopkeeper of the tea shop, who was aroused by the old man's interest, poured tea for the old man while listening to the old man talk about some things in the world.

Two people, one speaks, the other listens.

Listen, it's mortals.

It is the immortals who speak.

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