Chapter 7 I suddenly heard that there was a strange scripture in the world
"Wow! it's the 'Shangqing Sutra'!~"
As soon as he heard Qinghe say that he wanted to preach the scriptures, Xingyan was immediately so excited that he heard it!
"Of course!
Apparently very satisfied with the boy's reaction, Lao Dao was very proud.
Merely......
"Huh, I seem to remember, why are the two Taoist masters of Jingchen and Jingming also have a volume of Shangqing Sutra in their hands?"
The young man who had woken up from the frenzied atmosphere that Lao Dao had created earlier couldn't help but be full of doubts.
"Whoa~"
These two voices came from the two small Taoists at the good fate. As soon as I heard the word "treasure book", Jingchen Jingming was nervously listening to the corner of the wall. It's just that as soon as they heard the three words "Shangqing Sutra", they immediately sneered, immediately walked away, and continued to chat.
"Ahem!"
Seeing that everyone present was a little disappointed, Qinghe Lao Dao hurried to the rescue:
"Don't worry, listen to me first! Although this 'Shangqing Sutra' is the introductory scripture of our Shangqing Palace, it is difficult for ordinary people to see the true face!"
"Well, I said, why is Lao Dao so abnormal today...... It's okay, for the sake of the two of us who have known each other for so many years, and for the sake of the first time you gave me something, don't just hang my appetite there, hurry up and take it out for me!
Apparently Awakening is now more interested in returning to Huayue Tower. Hearing his words, Qinghe was a little angry:
"Look at what you're saying, okay, don't talk nonsense, and come with the old way. ”
Saying this, Qinghe Lao Dao swayed in front of him, and led Xingyan into his own house inside. Inside, Lao Dao looked for the key, opened his dusty wooden box, and took out a thin book.
"Huh, isn't this 'Shangqing Sutra' like the bamboo scroll of the Pure Dust and Pure Ming Books?"
Rubbing the rough dark brown linen paper book in his hand, he was a little puzzled.
"Haha! I think that I am a master of the Qing generation, and the books in my collection are certainly not as low-grade as those in their hands~"
Lao Dao laughed wildly. Of course, his voice was very low, so that the two little Taoist priests outside the house could hear it.
It turns out that the guest officials from the north and south who settled down to eat in the Daoxiang Building often have this thing in their hands, and it is really light and easy to carry. It's just that I think this kind of hemp paper is light and easy to carry, but it is not easy to store for a long time, and I am afraid that it cannot withstand the fire and silverfish bites. If this object becomes popular in the future, I don't know how many classic texts will be difficult to find in future generations. ”
I never thought that Lao Dao's proud novelty caused the young man to worry. Hearing his words, the smug old man seemed to be choked, and he was immediately speechless. But after thinking about it carefully, what Xingyan said is indeed quite reasonable, and Lao Dao recovered from his embarrassment, and said with a smile:
"Hey, your idea is weird, but when you think about it, there is some truth to it. It seems that this treasure book of mine is not entrusted to anyone. ”
Seeing that Qinghe Lao Dao is still a "treasure book", he can't help but be a little embarrassed, but since he is kind enough to give away the book, it is not easy to refute his face. Then he heard the old man's words, but he was a little solemn. I only heard Qinghe say:
"There shouldn't be any idle people waiting now, so I said that you should listen to the poor road. Although Lao Dao's voice was low at the moment, his solemn appearance was very different from the previous one, and the keen young man obviously felt that this Qinghe Lao Dao, who was usually used to laughing and scolding, was extremely serious at the moment. Therefore, although there is some confusion, the awakening still answers honestly:
"Well, I'm listening. ”
Looking at the young man's attitude, Qinghe Lao Dao was very satisfied, and then said in a deep voice:
"Okay! You have known Lao Tao for so many years, maybe this is the first time I have spoken to you so seriously. The volume of the "Shangqing Sutra" in your hand is indeed this town...... The treasure book is not the same as the one in the hands of those disciples of the Pure Dust and Pure Vision. In the Shangqing Sutra in your hand, there are two more chapters at the end: 'Refining Divine Products' and 'Turning Void Chapters'. ”
Speaking of which, the words of the old Tao are almost word for word.
"Hmm, how can there be a difference between this same 'Shangqing Sutra'?"
Awakening was puzzled. Hearing him ask, Lao Dao's originally serious face melted again:
"The version is different! These are two extra chapters...... Ahem, these are all the experiences I have accumulated over the years of old Taoist practice. ”
When he said this, Lao Dao was quite hesitant.
If you put it in peace, when you encounter such an opportunity, you will inevitably be ridiculed. But looking at this situation at this moment, the smart young man of Bing Xue will not be so unwise, and he will never really get to the bottom of it. After listening to Lao Dao's words that were difficult to speak, Xingyan was also very knowledgeable, and he responded casually seemingly absent-mindedly:
"Oh, that's right. ”
"Well, that's it. Finally, one last word, you should remember the last two articles...... If you are interested in it, after memorizing these two chapters, whether it is flooding, fire, insect bite or burial, in short, destroy the next few pages, and only keep the first ones. ”
"Well, I understand!"
The old and young in the room are not dull people, and they are so familiar with each other. There are already a lot of things that Lao Dao said just now, and some of them are self-explanatory. Xingyan knows that the "experience" of the old way, refining divine products and turning into fiction, although I still don't know what the content is, and how did it come about, but one thing is certain, that is, if you accidentally let the idle people know, it will definitely be a big trouble. After being silent for a while, Lao Dao suddenly burst out laughing and said loudly:
"Very good! Lao Dao's Shangqing Sutra has been with me for many years, and I have already memorized it well. It's useless to keep it now, it's better to give it to someone who is destined to see if there is any creation. Haha!"
Xingyan also happily continued:
"Thank you seniors for the book, I'll take it back and take a look at it and learn some advanced spells. Even if it's not good, I can recognize a few more words!"
Then the old and the young laughed all the way again, and talked for a while at the door of the good fate, and then said goodbye.
When he moved, the young man who had gone out for a long time suddenly stopped, looked back at the gray eaves of the Raozhou good fate of the Shangqing Palace, and came out of his mind for a while, and then turned back and continued to move forward.
After tossing and turning several times before and after, I didn't realize that I had spent most of the time. When I rushed back to Huayue Tower, it was already shining in the sun, and the glow was all over my body.
Back in Huayue Tower, Xingyan also realized that he had been away for too long today, and he was a little embarrassed. was about to sneak back to his room, but he was still bumped into by Aunt Xia. was speechless with embarrassment, but Aunt Xia didn't blame her, but said with a faint smile:
"Wake up, you still have to practice the flute more when you have time. ”
Xingyan nodded yes quickly, and then quickly slipped back to his room. Aunt Xia saw him in a hurry, but she thought in her heart:
"Alas, recently, business has been light again, and the musicians have been idle......"
Speaking again, he was hurrying back, but he collided with a person unexpectedly. I only heard the man's exclamation of "ah", and more than a dozen copper coins in his sleeve rolled down everywhere.
Seeing that he had hit someone, Xingyan hurriedly stood still, raised his eyes, and saw that the person he hit was hanging down with two locks of hair, and his childishness had not been taken off, it was a little maid in this Huayue Building, Ying'er.
"I'm sorry! Did you hurt it?"
Xingyan asked with concern as she squatted down to help her pick up the copper coin.
"What's nothing~ Huh, isn't this the little brother of the Zhang family? Your flute plays very well!"
The little girl who was rubbing herself in the sore spot saw the face of the perpetrator clearly.
"It's a prize! By the way, why are you in such a hurry to walk?"
Xingyan felt a little strange when he saw the little girl so popular.
"I'm going to buy melon and fruit candied fruit for Sister Rui! If I'm late, I'm afraid I'll be scolded by the officials in her room again. ”
The little girl obviously had a good impression of the fair-eyed young man in front of her, so she had something to say.
"Then you can go quickly!"
Xingyan didn't talk to her much, so as not to delay her errands.
"Well, little brother Zhang, I'm leaving...... Little brother doesn't know my name yet, right? My name is Ying'erli~"
Watching the little girl's bouncing figure disappear, Xingyan also walked back to the room.
In fact, for the sister Rui in Ying'er's mouth, I have also heard of the awakening words. He also had a period of time when he came to this Huayue Building, and he knew that this Huayue Building was the largest building in Raozhou after all, and it was also a well-known gentle township soul cave in Poyang. At that time, the world was difficult, and there were many poor children in the Qinglou, and there were not a few beautiful women in the Huayue Building. The four queens of the flower moon, known as the "jade rain clouds", are the leaders of the group in the building. These four Ji refer to Yu Niang, Rui Niang, Yu Niang, Yun Niang, these four of them have their own style - Yu Niang has a fair texture, greasy like jade, and is praised as "Zhangtai Baoyu" by the disciples; Rui Niang has a beautiful appearance, good manners, and a good family demeanor; Yu Niang has a clear eyebrow, a slight body, and is very charming between her cheeks and smiles; Yun Niang is not good at makeup, her face is beautiful, and she has a natural charm.
And among these four concubines, Rui Niang is the most famous. This Rui Niang is plain and dignified, does not smile lightly, and does not accept customers easily, but on the contrary, she has won a great reputation. It's just that Xingyan has heard recently that this virgin lady in Huayue Building has recently been so good with a Fengliu disciple that she is only in the room and hides out of the house, and it is rumored that she wants to follow this son.
"If Rui Niang is missing, I don't know which sister will be lucky enough to make up for the name of the four concubines of the flower moon?"
With such a boring thought, Xingyan went back to his nest to rest. After this day of running around and frightening, Xingyan was also quite tired, and as soon as he entered the house, he didn't think about it, and lay straight down on the bed and fell asleep.
It's just that when he lies down on the couch, he can't sleep. Today's strange experiences flashed in front of his eyes one by one like a marquee.
Looking at the decoration of the red lacquer carving on the bedpost, Xingyan couldn't help but think of the thrilling scene in the flower hall of Zhu Yuanwai's house, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became:
"It seems that this demonic thing is really terrifying, and the power between the collisions is so great. But listening to the old way, this stool demon is still a relatively low-level monster - this low-level monster is so terrifying, if you really want to meet a high-level monster, I'm afraid you will really close your eyes and wait for death!"
However, thankfully, in the end, I was lucky to escape this catastrophe. Xingyan was still a little ignorant at the time, but now that he has settled down to carefully analyze the causes and consequences, he knows that it should be the strange force of flowing water in his body that saved him.
"It seems that the encounter on Horseshoe Mountain is still quite good for me!"
After receiving this life-saving grace, the young man's heart is no longer so resistant to the strange incident of the moonlight flowing water subconsciously. Once the resistance was gone, Xingyan lay down on the bed and began to plan how to use this strange power to make money:
"Well, this weirdness seems to make me quite capable of beating, maybe I can go to the martial arts hall in the city to apply for a job, and work part-time as a boxing sparring partner, I think there must be a lot of gratuity!"
The young man drooled and thought for a while, and was stealing pleasure to himself, but suddenly thought of some inconvenience in this method:
"Well, it's still not quite right. This strange force seems to be out of my control, and if I can't recruit it, I will leave again, and I will probably be beaten to the point that my nose and face are swollen, but this strange power just doesn't come out, so how can it be good? This makes me bruised all over my body, not to mention the pain, I am afraid that the money I earn will not be enough to buy medicine! Isn't it not that stealing chickens will not make it a waste of rice? Is it inappropriate, inappropriate!"
The young man was depressed for a while, and naturally thought of his current livelihood.
"Aunt Xia just told me to practice the flute well. By the way, didn't that old man named Yun Zhongjun give me a copy of "Water Dragon Yin"? Although the score is really not played by people, I don't think that old man is a fool, and he probably won't make up a random tune to trick me. Chances are, this is not something that can be played in the ordinary way. Perhaps, with this strange power, I will be able to blow out those feathery sounds and changing sounds!"
Although Xingyan felt that this idea was a bit whimsical, but there was no personal danger in the future, he made up his mind that he would have to find a place where no one was to practice the flute in the future, and give it a try. As he pondered, he suddenly thought:
"Ah! I'm thinking about it, why have I forgotten the 'Shangqing Treasure Book' that the old man Qinghe just gave me? Looking at the old man's chattering appearance, I want to see what is written in the end!"
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