When Lin Xiaodong came out, Lu Qingfang bowed and said, "Taoist Master Lin."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Miss Lu is here, please come quickly."
The two went to sit down in the hall, and Lin Xiaodong asked: "How about Miss Lu over there?"
Lu Qingfang smiled and said: "Living in a mountain palace over there is not as good as living in a painting."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Moreover, Miss Lu and several sisters no longer have to worry about precarious life and being in the void. They can enjoy the blessings of heaven and man forever."
Lu Qingfang stood up and bowed: "Dao Lin, I have no way to repay you for your kindness!"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Miss Lu, you don't have to be like this. Lin created this world just to save all sentient beings."
Lu Qingfang lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then said: "It's just..." Lin Xiaodong asked: "Oh?"
Lu Qingfang sighed: "It's like I gained spiritual consciousness in the painting and was born in human form, but I never had a human body for a moment."
Lin Xiaodong said: "The human body has more sufferings and less happiness, so it's okay to not do it."
Lu Qingfang said: "Having said that, it is inevitable to regret it."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Miss Lu has now achieved samadhi. It is not difficult to experience the human body."
Lu Qingfang leaned over and stared intently: "Taoist Master Lin, I also want to be your wife..." That morning, a sedan came to Qiongchang Mountain, and those who came down were Gao Ji, Ding Xin, and Zhai Chang.
Lin Xiaodong came to see him with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Gao, and he was greeted from afar."
He held it high and smiled, no longer as domineering as before, and bowed his hands in a salute: "Taoist Master Lin."
Lin Xiaodong narrowed his eyes and nodded, then invited people to sit down in the hall.
Lin Xiaodong asked: "Why is Mr. Gao here?"
He raised his head and grinned, cupped his hands and said, "That's it. Thanks to Taoist Priest for coming and saving my life the day before yesterday, I am very grateful. Today I would like to entertain Taoist Priest Lin to a banquet to express my gratitude."
Lin Xiaodong waved his hand: "No need, this is the duty of a Taoist."
Gao Ju insisted: "Taoist Lin, I want to invite Taoist Lin to go, but we have the best Qin Guan in Jicheng, Lingxueju, and Taoist Lin will reward you with millions of dollars."
Lin Xiaodong also wanted to learn more, so he said: "Okay, let Mr. Gao spend the money."
Mr. Gao waved his hand: "It's a trivial matter, not worth mentioning, so I'll take my leave now and see you in the evening."
Went down the mountain.
At dusk, Lin Xiaodong sat quietly in the main hall, opened his eyes, disappeared, and came to Jicheng, where he found out about Lingxue Residence along the way.
This place is not a restaurant, but a piano house, Xiaoxiang Bamboo Garden, where the music of the piano is constantly playing, but there are few people.
The maids in the hall were all dressed in extraordinary clothes, exquisite and cute. They came up and asked: "Do you, the Taoist priest, come to listen to music?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "I'm looking for Mr. Gao of Ningxiangzhai."
The maid said: "Master Taoist, please follow me."
He took Lin Xiaodong to a private room.
Lin Xiaodong came in and took a look. The room was spacious, equipped with a piano table and bookshelf, and ancient paintings hung on the walls. The furnishings were very elegant. It was indeed an elegant place.
Gao Ji had already set up a table and came forward and said, "Is Taoist Lin here?
The one I hired today is Miss Liu Ziyun, the most famous luthier in Lingxueju. Not only is she good at playing the lute, she is also more handsome than a fairy."
Lin Xiaodong nodded: "Young Master Gao has taken the trouble."
He raised his hand and waved: "Taoist Lin, with your skills, if anything happens to us at Ningxiangzhai in the future, we will have to rely on your protection. What does it mean to have a drink and listen to some music!"
At this time, a maid outside the door shouted: "Miss Liu is here!"
After the words fell, the bead curtain opened, and a young lady came in surrounded by two maids, it was Liu Ziyun, the piano master.
Lin Xiaodong looked at Liu Ziyun, who had a concentric bun and a white skirt. She was thin and thin, with a bloodless face and clear facial features. She had a somewhat unearthly appearance.
Liu Ziyun stepped forward and bowed: "Young lady has met Mr. Gao."
Gao Zhi giggled and said: "This is Lin Xiaodong, Taoist Priest of Zhixu Temple in Qiongchang Mountain. He was the one who saved my life before."
Liu Ziyun had also heard about the woman being seduced by the painting. He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lin Xiaodong, bowed his head and said, "I have met Taoist Master Lin."
Lin Xiaodong returned the favor: "I heard from Mr. Gao that Miss Liu is the most famous piano player in Lingxue Ju. I didn't expect to be so young."
Liu Ziyun said calmly: "It's all bragging from the piano hall, so it doesn't have any reputation."
He raised his head and said, "Miss Liu, today I'm hosting a banquet for Taoist Master Lin to express my gratitude for saving my life. Please also play two songs."
Liu Ziyun nodded and said: "I will play a song called "Line Drinking" first."
After saying that, he sat down behind the piano table, stretched out his hands, as white as jade, and flicked them gently, and the clear and gentle sound lingered in his ears.
He raised his head and listened for a while, then poured a glass for Lin Xiaodong: "Master Lin, for saving your life, here's a sincere toast!"
Lin Xiaodong drank the cup, nodded and said, "Ms. Liu's proficiency in playing the piano and her sincere love are amazing."
But who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ziyun suddenly retracted his hand and screamed, and the sound of the piano suddenly stopped.
Gao Zhou was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
Liu Ziyun was also panicked and said: "It's okay. I'm disturbing Mr. Gao's Yaxing. I'll play another song."
As soon as he stretched out his hand, the sound of the piano began again, it was "Qianqiu Banquet".
Gao Zhi shook his head again and said to Lin Xiaodong: "Taoist Lin, Mr. Gao is just a rough man who only wants to listen to music. Taoist Lin is a foreigner. I wonder if he can hear the true meaning of it?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Lin doesn't understand Qin theory either, but after listening to this music, I have a picture in my mind."
Gao Ju asked: "What's the picture?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "This song is called Qianqiu Banquet, which can be interpreted in two ways. One is that it happens once in a thousand years, and the other is that it is a banquet that lasts for thousands of years."
Gao Ju listened and said: "There is a saying that a great feast is hard to come by again. A spring night is fleeting. How can a feast last for a thousand years?"
Lin Xiaodong raised his head and looked at the sky: "Lin is a Taoist. For Taoists like us, what we want is to become an immortal in the upper world and live forever.
The human body is short, but the path to immortality is long. The blessings of heaven and humans are beyond the reach of ordinary people. A banquet for a thousand years is not empty talk."
He raised his head high and patted his legs: "Wonderful! Human life is short, so we must seize the day!"
Liu Ziyun felt something after listening to Lin Xiaodong's words. He closed his eyes and played, completely forgetting himself. Unexpectedly, he was in a trance when he suddenly screamed and retracted his hand as if he was electrocuted. The sound of the piano stopped again.
Liu Ziyun pinched his right hand with his left hand, lowered his head and said: "Master Gao, Taoist Master Lin, the little girl is not feeling well today and has disturbed the elegance of the two of you. I feel very guilty. I will go and invite Miss Wang."
Without saying anything, he got up and left.
Gao Zhang was unhappy: "Miss Liu, I'm hosting a banquet with Taoist Lin today, how could you just leave like that?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Unfortunately today, Miss Liu is not feeling well, so I will replace her with someone else."
He raised his head and shook his head: "It's really disappointing."
Not long after, another woman came in from the outside. She was dressed in a red dress and had glamorous makeup. She raised her eyebrows and said in a charming voice: "Oh, it's Mr. Gao who's here!"
Gao Ju frowned: "Why did Miss Liu run away suddenly?"
The woman squinted and said, "Who knows, if you say you're going to give up your choice, you're going to give it up, and you won't even give Mr. Gao the face."
Gao Zhi said with a cold face: "If Daochang Lin hadn't been here, I would have asked her to find out clearly today."