Chapter 13: The Human Heart (I)
"Your name is Qin Su!?" In the room, He Jiangzhou sat on a chair and looked at Qin Su with a strange expression. The latter is wiping Hu Buwei's face. A bowl of stewed chicken soup with old ginseng is steaming hot.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Qin Su replied, his hands did not stop, and Hu Buwei carefully wiped his ears, neck and arms. She didn't see the loss and doubt in He Jiangzhou's eyes.
"You don't have the surname Hu! You are not Hu Tan's aunt!"
"Is this important?" Qin Su turned around and glanced at He Jiangzhou and asked in surprise. The questioner quickly bowed his head, not daring her to see the expression on his face.
"It's important! it's so important!" He Jiangzhou shouted in his stomach, but he didn't even dare to let out a little extra sound in the eight orifices of his body. He struggled to suppress his emotions and asked in the most normal tone possible, "So...... You and Brother Hu...... It's not a brother or sister anymore?"
"It's not. This time, Qin Su answered crisply. In He Jiangzhou's ears, the blow brought by this answer was almost fatal. Although he had already guessed that things would inevitably end like this, Qin Su's personal admission still made him so desperate that he almost wanted to swallow gold and commit suicide.
He looked at the delicate snow-white hands jealously, and wiped them on Hu Buwei's body with a towel, and every time his skin touched it, he felt a pain in his heart. "Men and women don't ......kiss," he shouted in his heart, "You are a woman from a good family who is ice clear and jade, how can you not avoid suspicion and wipe your body for a man other than your husband?" Thinking that Qin Su might not only wipe Hu Buwei's hands and feet, but even his chest and abdomen, thighs, or ...... He Jiangzhou was so jealous that his whole body was about to explode.
He stood up suddenly, and the anger in his eyes almost raised his eyebrows.
"How can you scrub Brother Hu by yourself! Just leave it to the next person to do!"
Qin Su didn't reply, she didn't hear the abnormality of the tone in He Jiangzhou's words. I didn't expect that the person who said this had an expression of choosing someone to devour at the moment, and said that he was really kind enough to plan for himself. shook his head and said, "It's not good, Brother Hu hasn't moved for a long time, his muscles are a little stiff, I'm afraid that others won't serve him well and hurt him, and I have to do it myself." ”
"But...... You...... How can this be?!" He Jiangzhou shouted loudly, seeing Qin Su's surprised look, he quickly turned around. Hide your back with a gritted tooth look.
"What's wrong with you?" Qin Su asked him, wondering why he was so angry.
He Jiangzhou couldn't answer, he sulked angrily for a long time, after all, there was no way, he rushed out of the door with his eyes open, and knocked down two little maids with tea trays all the way and were unconscious.
Old Man He was teaching his disciples homework in the court, when he heard the sound of 'clang' and exclamations in the corridor, and when he looked up, he saw his son rushing out of the front yard like a whirlwind. A servant woman with a wooden basin couldn't dodge. He was knocked by one shoulder into the flower bed planted under the court.
"Jiang Zhou! what are you doing?!" the old man shouted majestically. But He Jiangzhou only had despair and anger in his heart at this time, and only Qin Su was caressing the snow-white hand of the other man in his eyes, how could he still listen to him? Seems to have hit someone again. There was another shout of 'ouch'.
"Little brute, little brute!" Old Man He shook his head and muttered, "I don't let me worry when I'm so big, alas." If you have one-tenth of someone else's son, the He family will burn high incense. ”
Someone else's son. This is, of course, Xiao Hu Tan.
The old man was angry in his heart, but he didn't know how to scold. Staring at the courtyard gate where He Jiangzhou left, he sighed several times. When he turned around, he saw the three apprentices lined up looking at him, he didn't dare to complain anymore, but he was not in the mood to teach his homework anymore, so he coughed and said, "You can practice on your own first, the master has something to do now, and I will come back to teach you new spells in the afternoon." ”
"Yes, master. The three children bowed down obediently and replied, and went to practice in the courtyard by themselves.
"If someone else can give birth to such a good son, why can't my old He family?" The old man stayed where he was and secretly thought, is it really as the saying goes, 'The rich have many sons, and the poor often become great husbands'?
He shook his head, his gray hair let the wind blow, this strong old man really looked a little old at the moment.
After more than half an hour, the old man finished admiring the peonies blooming in the backyard garden, and let the new red, fat and green edify his mood, and finally forgot about the unhappiness and slowly regained his vitality. Look at the sky, it's only Chenpai, and it's too early to wait for lunch. The old man lowered his head and was still thinking, but his feet no longer obeyed the call, and he was familiar with the road, and walked step by step towards the wing where Xiao Hu Tan lived.
Walking to the moon gate in the next courtyard, Huo Ran was startled.
"Why did you come here again?" the old man shook his head repeatedly. Sheng Sheng paused for half of his steps, and warned himself in his heart: "No! No! I have been looking for Xiao Tan'er too diligently these days, so I should wait, don't make others hate." ”
Qin Su and the three of them lived in for only three days, and the father and son of the He family found countless excuses to come in to visit, as little as six or seven times a day, and more than a dozen times a day, and even took care of the rough work of serving tea and water, just to talk to the person they liked. As soon as the old man counted the number of times he had entered the door in the past few days, he couldn't help sweating. It's not a good thing to have a heart that is too hot, and in the first few days, it can still be explained that the host is hospitable, but for a long time, it will inevitably give people the impression of bad intentions.
He sighed sullenly and looked into the courtyard, where the wooden door of the wing room carved with the relief of 'Master Welcomes Distant Guests' was ajar. There was no sound inside, and I don't know what Xiao Hu Tan was doing inside.
"Forget it, now is not the time, or ...... Come back in the evening. In the evening, I mentioned to Miss Qin about accepting apprentices. The old man was unwilling to think about it, and he wanted to take a step, but in his heart, he was willing to take two steps, fold one step, and only go around a few big circles in the same place in the time of a pillar of incense.
Alas, who said that only men and women are happy with each other can say that there are three autumns in one day? When you meet a good apprentice with good character and qualifications, but you can't meet at will, this torment is not much better.
The old man paced back and forth at the gate of the garden, turning his head frequently and looking around, hoping that the little doll would suddenly pop out of the door. Smile at yourself.
As a result, he didn't wait for Xiao Hu Tan to show up. But he heard Qin Su's voice first.
"Tan'er, stop playing. It's time to do your homework. ”
Hu Tan reluctantly whispered, and a moment later, the sound of muttering endorsements rang out. It's just that the little doll doesn't seem to have recovered from the play, and the endorsement is not careful, the voice is uneven, and the speed of speech is sometimes fast and slow.
Qin Su immediately found out about Hu Tan's stealing behavior. He shouted, "Read it well!" Daddy is waiting to hear it. Don't memorize the "Qinlong Five Techniques Test" first, and recite the "Heavenly King's Asking Heart Mantra". I see where you remembered. ”
"Heavenly King's Questioning Mantra?" Old Man He's heart rang with a 'bang', and he opened his mouth wide for a while and froze there. The little doll learned the "Heavenly King's Asking Heart Mantra"?!
His mind was a little out of the way.
"The Mantra of the King of Heaven" is said to have been completed in the Western Jin Dynasty, and it is the hand-me-down work of Fu Yiqi, a master in the art world. The mantra discusses in detail the five elements in the body, and teaches the practitioner how to cultivate mana with the method of chongwang. What's even more valuable is that the spell has a unique way, and the first mention is to connect the inner five qi and the outer five qi, so as to 'absorb, penetrate, and pass.' Chong's four said, borrowing the yin and yang of heaven and earth to increase the merit of the sorcerer.
The book has been written for hundreds of years, and I don't know how many famous artists have been achieved. It's a pity that since the Jin Dynasty, wars have been frequent. This strange text gradually disappeared among the people. Up to now, there are only a few sects in the world that have it and regard it as a treasure. Never show it to outsiders. But I don't know what the origin of Qin Su and the others is, and they can get such a precious law book.
He was shocked. Then I heard Hu Tanlang's chanting voice coming from behind the door:
"The theory of the five elements comes from "Hong Fan". Gold and water are born together, and civil engineering teach each other. This Luofa relics are endlessly useful. The world has learned a lot about the cycle of life, the physics of heavenly performance, and the astrology of divination, all of which are taken from it. Since Yu, the instrument of transmitting the viscera is also suitable for gold and soil, one palace and one viscera, and it is orderly. The source of the spell, the qi and blood are hidden, and the actions are full of wind and thunder. Qi Xi "Su Wen", said: The five organs should be in the five elements, appear in the five colors, and be in the five flavors. The inner five elements are said to be covered because of this. ”
Xiao Hu Tan's recitation this time is much more serious, the words are clear, the frustrations are orderly, and Old Man He can understand it without holding up his ears. Thinking that Qin Su used Hu Buwei to come to the town, the little doll was honest.
"However, looking at the theory of the present, the heaven and earth, the golden earth and the five elements of the inner palace are absolutely different, and the two are only the same name. The outside is not involved in the inside, and the inside is not overflowing. Like a mother and daughter on the wall, a monarch and a minister on the other side. First, the technique of exercising, consolidating the method of the five qi, and holding on to it, is not as good as the avenue. People say: The inside is to the five organs, the external five senses, the heart is courageous, the liver is moving and the flame is rushing, and the qi is bloody, but it is expressed in the color of the eyes, not as good as the rest. Knowing that the five elements have a law, and the five palaces should be dealt with, it is especially self-defeating, and it is not also sad?"
“...... Yin and Yang Heaven and Earth, the Four Seasons and Seasons, all Gong and the liver and kidneys, and the external response to the five elements, how can they be separated from the heart and lungs......? The lungs are golden and the kidney water is combined with the land, and when it comes out, the mountains and rocks are cracked, the rivers are surging, and the leading veins are regulated, and the Xuanshui returns to the Yuan......"
Xiao Hu Tan did not pause, and memorized a strange article for half an hour. Old Man He was both happy and depressed when he heard it. "The Mantra of the King of Heaven" is indeed worthy of its name, the method passed on in the mantra is exquisite and extraordinary, after listening to Xiao Hu Tan recite a few points of the previous chapter, the old man He has a great sense of openness. Many of the questions that have plagued him over the years can be solved one by one by clicking here. However, troubles arise because of this.
If the apprentice learns something very clever and extraordinary, he can even solve the master's doubts...... Does it still make sense for him to be a master? Can he still be a master?
A strong sense of loss came over me, and the joy I had previously felt at the improvement of my skills was washed away. Old Man He was full of pride for a while, moved slowly, and slowly sat down to find a stone near the left.
He is already old, and his skill has risen to one or two percent, so what's the fun? A person who has half one foot in the earth is between half a ghost and half an immortal, and life and death, fame and fortune are not too important to him. All he cares about is finding a hearty apprentice who can inherit the mantle and inherit the big tree of the He family.
However, for now...... That hope seems to have been dashed again.
Jiang Zhou is his own son, and he is the most natural candidate, but this little beast is lazy and lustful, has an impetuous temperament, and the martial arts and spells he has learned are just enough to compete with other prostitutes in the kiln and be jealous, so how can he pin his hopes for the future of the He family? Of course, Jingyi and Feiheng are also good, one is calm and the other is smart...... However, compared to Xiaohu Tan...... Old Man He was stunned, and the scene of the little doll cooking porridge for his father under the tree the day before yesterday came to his heart again. He couldn't help but sigh again.
The way of magic is the way of the heart, and how wide the heart is, how far the path can be taken in spells. This child had such a pure and filial disposition when he was two years old, but what about the future? If there is a Master to guide him, to help the world, and to have the four wilderness in mind, who would say that it is impossible?
Alas, it can't be compared, it can't be compared. Old Man He closed his eyes in pain, stretched out his hand and pulled his beard violently.
"Why, good things are always someone else's!?" he thought angrily. But he felt that a nameless yin fire in his chest slowly burned, and his organs hurt.