In the blink of an eye, it was the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and in the courtyard of the grass house, Jiang Bai glanced at Yi Changlin, Lu Que and Qian Baimo, who were sitting in a precarious position, and after taking a sip of the teacup next to him, he asked Yi Changlin: "Changlin, what is the way of cultivation?"

Yi Changlin saw Jiang Bai asking himself, so he got up and walked in front of Jiang Bai, bowed with his hand, and then replied calmly: "The way of cultivation is to cultivate the mind, the second is to cultivate nature, the third is to cultivate virtue, the fourth is to cultivate wisdom, and the fifth is to cultivate qi. ”

Jiang Bai nodded when he heard this, and motioned for Yi Changlin to continue.

"Those who cultivate the mind, do not be confused by their own desires, do not be blinded by wealth and wealth, and seek the Tao with a pure heart to understand the suffering and happiness of all sentient beings, and to know the suffering and happiness of all living beings, and to have a clear conscience for me in the place where I act. ”

Yi Changlin paused slightly: "Cultivators, do not pity themselves, do not deceive themselves, do not indulge in the joy of the love network, do not obsess on the retribution, can overcome the self without chaos, can be rational and not delusional, know the way of heaven as a ruler, and correct the nature of the right." ”

"Those who cultivate virtue do not keep their wealth, do not indulge in small nights, strictly know what they have done, do not blame others, act by example, do not hurt with words, know the same reasoning and advance and retreat, keep the righteousness and ignore fame and fortune, and solve the weight of grievances and grievances with a harmonious and righteous style. ”

"Those who cultivate wisdom, the wisdom of a wise gentleman, the wisdom of a light man, do not use wisdom according to their own desires, and seek the way where they are wise; the way is not smooth, open it with wisdom, the sky is dim, and enlighten it with wisdom; the wise man solves the grievances of sentient beings, the wise man in the middle solves the confusion of the way, the wise man seeks warmth and survives, and the unwise man indulges in any desire. ”

"Those who cultivate qi, when they know the path of obstruction, and those who follow the path of obstruction, then the five bones are smooth, the mind is clear and wise, and they are carefree and suffering-free, and they can sense the universe from the ethereal spirit; ”

After Yi Changlin finished speaking, he bowed to Jiang Bai again, Jiang Bai stroked his beard lightly and said, "Well, Changlin, you can step down." Jiang Bai said and looked at Lu Que and said, "Lu Que, what do you think of Xiuzhi?"

As soon as Lu Que heard Yi Changlin ask himself, he hurriedly jumped up from the bench, bowed to Jiang Bai in the same way as Yi Changlin, and replied a little nervously: "To cultivate wisdom, we must cultivate the wisdom of a gentleman, and we must learn the wisdom of those who can become the guiding light of the common people, and we cannot learn the wisdom of villains who are only to satisfy our own desires." After Lu Que finished speaking, he immediately bowed to Jiang Bai again.

"Hmm. After listening to Lu Que's explanation, Jiang Bai looked at Qian Baimo again and asked, "Baimo, what do you think of Xiuzhi?"

After hearing this, Qian Baimo also jumped up from the bench, stepped forward and bowed to Jiang Bai and said: "Cultivating wisdom is first to cultivate the wisdom of survival, only by letting yourself live well, can you cultivate the mind, nature, morality, and qi; ”

Hearing Qian Baimo's explanation, Jiang Bai's face couldn't help but sink, and his tone became stern and asked, "You are such a villain, how can you ensure that only the wisdom of a gentleman remains." ”

"Because Senior Brother Yi is here. Qian Baimo scratched the back of his head with a smirk and said, "As long as we deal with the wisdom of the villain, then there will only be the wisdom of Senior Brother Yi in this world." ”

"Hmm. After listening to Qian Baimo's explanation, Jiang Bai was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing: "Haha, you little slippery." Saying that, Jiang Bai stood up, and after calming down again, he said to the three of them: "Lu Que, Bai Mo, you are also eight years old this year, and you can go to the academy to officially study." Jiang Bai said as he took out a wooden card from his sleeve; "Lu Que, the teacher has already helped you sign up for Luyu Academy, someone will come to pick you up tomorrow morning, this is the bookcard of Luyu Academy, you can put it away." As he spoke, he handed the wooden card to Lu Que, and Lu Que hurriedly stepped forward to take the wooden card when he saw this.

After Jiang Bai handed over the wooden card to Lu Que, he said to Qian Baimo: "Baimo, tomorrow your father will come to pick you up and take you back to the village, and you can also go back to the room to pack up your luggage." After Jiang Bai finished speaking, he ignored the three of them, turned around and walked towards the study.

Seeing this, Yi Changlin asked Lu Que and Qianbaimo, who had not yet returned to their senses, to go back to the room first, and then walked towards the room after he had put the benches, oil lamps and other sundries in the courtyard into place.

When Yi Changlin opened the door, he saw Lu Que and Qian Baimo sitting stupidly on the bunk, and when the two saw Yi Changlin come in, they hurriedly jumped off the bunk and ran to Yi Changlin's side, and asked with tears in their eyes: "Senior Brother Yi, does the master don't want us anymore." ”

"How could it be. Looking at the two junior disciples with pitiful faces, Yi Changlin stroked their heads and said, "Master, this is to let you go to the academy to study, only after you study can you become a powerful person." ”

"But, but, if you go to study, you won't see Senior Brother Yi again. Lu Que said, still reluctantly hugging Yi Changlin, holding back his crying while rubbing.

"How could it be. Yi Changlin saw that the two junior brothers were still full of tears, so he took the hands of the two and said: "Senior brother will also go to Dujing to participate in the examination in the future, as long as you study hard and pass the entrance examination, we will naturally be able to meet in Dujing in the future." For two eight-year-old children who have no specific concept of time and scientific research, as soon as they heard that they could see Yi Changlin as long as they were admitted to the examination, the original sense of sorrow was also reduced, and they followed Yi Changlin to climb up to the bunk, and then under Yi Changlin's comfort, the two snuggled up to Yi Changlin on both sides and fell asleep. At this time, although Yi Changlin's face was relaxed, after all, he was still a teenager, and when he thought that it would take ten years or more to see the two junior brothers again, a sense of sadness arose in his heart, so he could only hold back the tears in his eyes and stretched out his hand to hug the two of them tighter.

The next day, after Yi Changlin helped the two pack their luggage, he took out the few remaining household items, such as the hunters and farmers in the village, bought fresh vegetables and game, and then went to the river to catch a big fish and prepared a sumptuous farewell lunch for the two junior brothers.

In the afternoon, Qian Wang finally led an ox cart over, in order to avoid the sadness of parting, Yi Changlin deliberately added cordyceps to the meal, so Lu Que and Qian Baimo had already fallen asleep at this time, Qian Wang and Jiang Baihan said a few words, and handed over three strings of copper coins wrapped in red paper and a few packs of gift boxes to Yi Changlin, and then turned around and left with the sleeping Qian Baimo and his luggage. About an hour after Qianwang left, a Fei Zeju car stopped in front of the grass house, the coachman opened the door, and a middle-aged man in a gray master's robe walked out of the carriage, and then saw Jiang Bai walking out with Lu Que in his arms, followed by Yi Changlin with luggage.

After seeing Jiang Bai, the middle-aged man stepped forward and bowed and said respectfully, "Student to meet the teacher." ”

"No need to be polite. After Jiang Baifeng replied lightly, he handed Lu Que in his arms to the middle-aged man and said, "Fan Yao, this son's future cultivation and studies will all depend on you." ”

"Teachers can rest assured that students will live up to the teacher's trust. ”

"Alright, it's not early, let's go. Jiang Bai said, Yi Changlin on the side quickly ran to the front of the carriage and put the luggage into the carriage, and then took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Fan Yaodao: "Senior Brother Fan, Senior Brother Lu has had the problem of coughing easily since he was a child, and this is the prescription and the place to avoid. ”

"Senior Brother Yi bothered. Fan Yao took the letter and said: "Brother Wei will definitely take care of Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Yi can rest assured in the future; Senior Brother Yi is the key to cultivation at this time, and in the future, you should not be distracted by such trivial matters, and you should concentrate on your cultivation and schoolwork." ”

"Yes, junior brother should keep in mind Senior Brother Fan's teachings. Yi Changlin said and saluted Fan Yao, Fan Yao saw this, nodded and signaled, then didn't say much and hugged Lu Que into the carriage, the driver on the side quickly stepped forward and closed the door, and drove Fei Zeju away.

Looking at the carriage in the distance, Yi Changlin couldn't help but feel melancholy again, and then Jiang Bai walked up to Yi Changlin and said sharply: "Changlin, have you forgotten how the teacher taught you?"

Yi Changlin, who was suddenly awakened, hurriedly knelt down in fear, "I'm sorry Master, the apprentice knows that he is wrong." ”

"Hmm. Seeing this, Jiang Bai once again lovingly helped Yi Changlin up, "For the teacher to know that you are a young man at this time, and you are most susceptible to these feelings and grievances, but you must know that when you practice, you must endure your heart, and you must no longer waste your efforts and hinder your cultivation path for such troublesome things." ”

"Yes, Master. ”

Looking at Yi Changlin, who was still bowing his head, Jiang Bai didn't persuade him and said directly: "Okay, you also go back and pack your luggage, we will leave here in about two or three days." After speaking, Jiang Bai ignored Yi Changlin and turned around and walked back to the grass house.