Chapter 5 Wisdom and fortune-telling
After running the hall junior two placed all the things ordered by Yu Fei'er on the table, he saw the white-bearded old man at the same table suddenly stood up from the stool "bang", and angrily asked the junior in the running hall: "I said junior two, why haven't the noodles I wanted been served yet? On the contrary, the noodles ordered by the little master who came later than me arrived first?"
The runner was stumped by Whitebeard's old question, and didn't know how to answer for a while. Yu Fei'er hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "Don't be angry with this old gentleman, you can use this bowl of noodles of mine first." ”
The white-bearded old man was unceremonious, and immediately picked up the noodles from the table and ate them, and by the way, he also ate the eight-treasure tofu and Longjing shrimp on the table. When the junior in the running hall brought the noodles ordered by the white-bearded old Taoist, the white-bearded old Taoist priest had already eaten the two dishes on the table. Xiao Er couldn't hold his breath anymore, and said angrily: "I said this old Taoist, you just ordered a bowl of noodles, how can you eat the two dishes ordered by this little master, then the money for this dish must be paid by you." ”
"What, I'll pay for the dish? This dish was given to me by this little master. Whitebeard replied in a hurry.
"When did this little master say that he would give you these two dishes to eat? He just gave you this bowl of noodles, and instead of thanking the little master, you, the old Taoist priest, ate the dishes ordered by the little master? If you don't pay for this dish, who will pay for it?" said the shopkeeper indignantly.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Yu Fei'er hurriedly stood up and said, "Little second brother, just eat this dish, don't embarrass this old gentleman, after all, we are both like-minded people, you might as well, you might as well." ”
"Little Master, you don't know, this old fortune teller has been coming to our Hangzhou City for many days. Usually some people ask him for fortune telling, and he doesn't count if he asks about the rich, he doesn't count if he asks about marriage, and what does he think he will be? Guess what the old gentleman will answer? He said that he only counts as a calamity, but he can turn evil into good fortune for fortune tellers. Those who came to tell fortunes were immediately unhappy when they heard this, thinking that in the last few decades of the Great Song Dynasty, the country and the people were safe, and the common people lived and worked in peace and contentment, especially the common people living in our city of Hangzhou.
As soon as the second child finished speaking, a diner in the hotel immediately echoed: "That's it, he said that he can help people solve disasters, who knows if it's true?"
The people at the other table also followed suit: "Have you heard? After the Yang family, General Yang Wenguang has been ordered by the current emperor to exterminate a few monsters who have been making trouble for a long time on the Xianxia Ridge at the junction of Liangzhejiang Road, Fujian Road and Jiangnan East Road. Who knew that the magic of those monsters was profound, and after a battle, the army led by General Yang was heavily killed and wounded, not only failed to exterminate those monsters, but General Yang himself did not escape the poisonous hands of those monsters, and after being seriously injured, he had been in a coma for several days in the prefect's mansion of Hangzhou City. The prefect of Hangzhou searched for all the famous doctors in Hangzhou, but those famous doctors in the city were helpless after seeing General Yang's injuries, which was really pitiful for the Yang family. Now the prefect of Hangzhou has posted notices in Hangzhou to seek famous doctors, if this old fortune teller is really capable, then why don't you go to help General Yang turn evil into good fortune? If you can really cure General Yang, then it can be regarded as doing a good deed for my Great Song Dynasty, which can be described as immeasurable merit. ”
"yes, yes. The people in the hotel chimed in.
Yu Fei'er was also shocked after listening to everyone's words, he had heard the story of the Yang family in Putuo Mountain before, and he had heard the pilgrims who came to Putuo Mountain to make incense, so Yu Fei'er knew that the Yang family was a loyal minister of the Great Song Dynasty. Now that the Yang family is in trouble in the future, he must not stand idly by, so Yu Fei'er pricked up his ears and continued to listen.
After hearing that everyone had doubts about his ability, the old fortune teller stroked his white beard and replied unhurriedly: "What you said is all official affairs, and I, a cultivator, should not mix it up." ”
"Don't mix anything, I think you're a liar pretending to be a Taoist. If you really have the slightest ability, why don't you come to the rescue? I think you are a fake Taoist priest and a liar. At this time, a diner in the restaurant suddenly stood up, pointed to the white-bearded old man and said indignantly.
"Yes, yes, he's a liar. Everyone in the hotel immediately chimed in.
After listening to everyone's questioning of him, the white-bearded old Taoist was not angry, and after glancing at the people in the restaurant with his eyes, he said unhurriedly: "I am a person who has entered the Tao and cultivated, and I have long stopped asking about the world's affairs.
Yu Fei'er, who was at the same table, quietly listened to the conversation between the white-bearded old man and the people in the restaurant. When he saw the white-bearded old man get up to leave, he couldn't help but think: "Listening to the meaning of this old gentleman's words, he must have a way to cure General Yang, it seems that if you want to save General Yang's life, you must let this old gentleman take action, why don't I try to provoke this old gentleman with words? If he is willing to heal General Yang, it is best, if he is still unwilling, I can also find a way to let him go with me to the Hangzhou prefect's mansion to visit General Yang." If I can heal General Yang's injury, if I can't heal this injury, as long as this old gentleman goes with me to the Hangzhou prefect's mansion, I can find a way to let this old gentleman come to the rescue. ”
Yu Fei'er made up her mind, and hurriedly grabbed the white-bearded old man and said, "Old gentleman, slow down, I wonder if the old gentleman can listen to the trail before leaving?"
"For the sake of the two dishes you asked me to make, Lao Dao will listen to what you, the little Taoist, want to say?" replied to the white-bearded old Dao as he sorted out his things.
"Since I was a child, Xiaodao Yufei'er has been practicing with Puci Taoists in Putuo Mountain, and I remember that my master often told his disciples that cultivators first need to cultivate their own body and mind, and if they don't cultivate their minds, they will end up in nothing. I think the reason why the old gentleman is unwilling to rescue General Yang Wenguang is that this divination technique does not have the ability to turn evil into good fortune. Yu Fei'er has been practicing in Putuo Mountain for more than ten years, and has seen and heard countless spells, but Xiaodao has never heard of this divination technique that can turn evil into good fortune for others. If this spell really has such magical power, then why does the old gentleman not go to turn evil and good fortune for others under the banner of divination and divination? No wonder more and more people now say that we Taoist disciples can only pretend to be gods and ghosts, and rely on divination to deceive people and cheat money, which in turn has led to more and more people who used to worship our Taoist patriarch to worship the Buddhist patriarch. ”
After listening to Yu Fei'er's words, the white-bearded old Taoist priest immediately stopped tidying up in his hands, stroked his long beard and said to Yu Fei'er: "You, a little Taoist boy, have only been practicing Taoism for more than ten years, how can you talk so vainly about my Taoist immortal law." How much can you know about this divination technique at a young age? Let me tell you a little bit about it, this divination technique has been established for tens of millions of years, and its branches are numerous. At that time, the Fuxi clan created the innate Yi, and then the Shennong clan created the Lianshan Yi, the Xuanyuan clan created the Guizang Yi, and later the King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty created the sixty-four hexagrams.
"Oh, then Yu Fei'er wants to ask the old gentleman, which of the above did the old gentleman learn?" Yu Fei'er then asked deliberately.
"Hmph, I have sixty-four hexagrams, and I am proficient in hexagrams, and the techniques I have learned are not limited to those mentioned above. The white-bearded old man replied quite proudly, and then he stared at Yu Fei'er for a while and continued, "Xiao Daotong, your facial features are extremely upright, and there is a majestic righteousness between your eyebrows, which can be described as a rare occurrence in a thousand years. Especially your eyes, although they are not big, they are bright, and their eyes will shine with wisdom from time to time, as if the falsehood, good and evil in this world cannot escape your eyes. Speaking of this, the white-bearded old man suddenly stopped, with a puzzled expression on his face, and said to himself: "These eyes ...... It's really strange, there seems to be something hidden in your eyes that even the old Taoist can't see clearly, what is it? Why can't even I see clearly? It's so unbelievable, the identity of this little Taoist priest is by no means ordinary. Whitebeard pondered for a moment, but he didn't find the answer he wanted, so he had to look at Yu Fei'er and continue: " Listen to the old Tao just now praise Xiao Dao Tong, don't be happy too early, there is also one in your facial features, and the only regret, that is, your pair of ears are too big enough, although they look contoured, but the lower part of the ears is missing earlobes, which shows that you have too little fortune in your life, and you are destined not to enjoy the glory and wealth, and too little fortune is also destined to your life full of ups and downs. ”
"Why did this old gentleman suddenly calculate Yu Fei'er's fate? I am a cultivator, how can I care about any glory and wealth, let alone what kind of danger I will encounter on my cultivation path. Seriously, Yu Fei'er still thinks that his cultivation path is too smooth, if my future cultivation path will really be full of hardships and dangers, then Yu Fei'er will definitely rely on his own strength to resolve it, I think the old gentleman should not worry about Yu Fei'er's future, or worry about General Yang Wenguang's illness first. Since the old gentleman's ability really has such magical powers, then such a trivial matter as curing General Yang's injury should be an easy thing for the old gentleman, right?" Yu Fei'er asked in accordance with the old words of the whitebeard.
"That's nature. The white-bearded old Taoist priest replied without thinking. When the white-bearded old man realized that he was talking too quickly, someone who had already done good things had already attracted a few people dressed as soldiers from outside the restaurant.
I saw a soldier who took the lead arched his hands at the white-bearded old man and asked: "I heard from a friend in the restaurant that there is an old gentleman here who can heal the injuries of my general, I wonder if it is you, the old gentleman? If the old gentleman really has the ability to rejuvenate his hand, then please ask the old gentleman to go to the prefect's mansion with us, if the old gentleman heals my general, my general will definitely be rewarded heavily." ”
"This ......" The white-bearded old man glared back at Yu Fei'er, and said helplessly: "I didn't expect that this old man of mine would fall into the trap of your little guy today, it seems that I can't go this time." After speaking, he put the blanket on the table on his shoulder, pointed to the banner with divination written on it against the window, and said to Yu Fei'er: "You can take this flag for me, Xiao Daotong, since you love to join in the excitement of the world, then go with Lao Dao to visit General Yang." ”
Yu Fei'er saw that her radical method was successful, and hurriedly agreed: "Then Xiaodao will accompany the old gentleman." ”
The owner of the restaurant, Zhang Haoren, learned that the two Taoist masters were going to treat the injured General Yang, so he hurriedly said to Xiao Er, "Xiao Er, I don't need to collect the food money of the two masters, so I will treat you." ”
Yu Fei'er and Whitebeard excused themselves, but they really couldn't resist the good guy, so they had to give up. Then the old man and the young man followed the soldiers out of the hotel and headed towards the Hangzhou prefect's mansion.