Wu Jie visited a lot of places during this trip and met a lot of people. Some of them made him satisfied, while others made him regretful.
Among the disciples he has appointed, Xing Xing and Xiao Chai have the purest minds and are the most suitable for superior exercises. However, they do not have the heart to pursue the Tao. For them, it does not matter whether they can cultivate the Tao. As long as they are free and easy, they will be able to
It is enough to eat and sleep every day.
Thinking about it carefully, this kind of life seems not bad. If all the capable people in the world could be satisfied with such a simple thing, maybe the world would be a lot more peaceful.
Qiao Feng, Lin Xiao and Ao Qi all have a very deep foundation, and it is easy to pass the entry test. But Ao Qi can be Wu Jie's junior disciple, but Qiao Feng and Lin Xiao cannot. Fortunately, the practice of the two disciples has already been on the right track.
, this time I went to the master's gate just to confirm my identity, go through the formalities, and register my name, that's all.
Li Xiao's situation is not easy to determine - if he really becomes the leader of the owl beast clan, then according to the rules agreed upon by various factions in Kyushu, his status will be equivalent to the head of a small sect. Although the number of the owl beast clan may not be enough
It's called a "sect", but the rules are the rules. As the leader of a sect, it will be really inconvenient for Li Xiao to be a disciple of Qingyang Temple. It's not even suitable to register...
However, compared to these disciples, Wu Jie was most worried about the seven-year-old child.
Ten years later, Xiong Jiong turned seventeen and was considered an adult.
Will he still maintain his current character? Will he have too much sense of belonging to the country? These are all uncertain.
Monks also have family and country, but monks cannot be too attached to their family and country. The separation between immortals and mortals is an iron law that cannot be violated. People who seek immortality do not necessarily have to leave the world, but they do have to maintain a certain relationship with the world.
Distance, unless it is for some reasons that can be recognized by humanity, you cannot interfere too much in the world of mortals.
If Xiong Jiong could view his relationship with the Chu Kingdom purely from the perspective of "doing good", that would be no problem. But as the prince of the Chu Kingdom, can he really let it go?
There are also monks who are of noble birth, such as the first head of Baidi Pavilion. That senior was the prince of Ba, a large country in the West at that time, and gave up his throne in order to seek immortality.
Later, there was civil strife in Pakistan, and all the royal children with higher succession died. The senior had just left the sacred mountain. He wanted to find a place to live in seclusion and practice, but he could not let go of his country and his relatives, so he had to step back into the world of mortals.
He served as emperor for five years and trained his nephew into a qualified heir before leaving.
Because of this experience, his colleagues called him "White Emperor" at the time. He kept explaining it at first, but later he thought about it and simply accepted the nickname. He even directly gave him the nickname when he founded the sect later.
His sect was named "Baidi Pavilion".
There are also such characters in contemporary times. For example, Lin Ye, the second senior brother in The Seven Swords of the White Emperor, is the prince of a small country between Bashu and Shu... Oh, according to seniority, he is no longer a prince, but an uncle.
For these noble practitioners, the country is not only their help but also their responsibility. It is difficult to estimate the gains and losses.
Strictly speaking, Wu Jie is a similar figure. As a prince of the Chu Kingdom, he is the highest-ranking nobleman in the country, and he is inextricably linked to the country. If he cannot let go, he will
The Chu State is a heavy responsibility, enough to overwhelm any monk with great supernatural powers.
But Wu Jiefang can do it. He has never been the kind of person who has to shoulder everything. If he can do it, he will help; if he can't, he can only say "sorry".
Seeking immortality is a long matter, often a retreat lasts several years; from one realm to the next, it takes decades. Compared with these long years, both mortals and countries have only passed by in a flash.
It's like sitting by the river and reaching out to touch the water in the river. With the gurgling sound, the water moves away quickly...
After explaining all kinds of things, Wu Jie was ready to set off to the southwest volcano and dig deep in the earth - maybe, and find some opportunities along the way.
But before setting off, he had one last thing to do.
"On this trip down the mountain, I thought I would solve some small things and go mining in the southwest volcano. But before I knew it, it took more than half a month. There were a lot more things to do than I expected.
Gone!" Quietly arriving at the Wuhou Cemetery outside Anfeng County, Wu Jie sat in front of the tombs of his parents and elder brother. He prepared incense, candles, paper money and drinks. While paying homage, he also complained to his relatives who had been separated forever, "I
Obviously I have become an immortal, and I should be above the world, free and at ease, but I find that I seem to have more and more things to do - is this my natural life of hard work?"
"Father, mother, you two should have been reincarnated, right? I don't know how well you have lived in this life... My son is of low ability and has no way of finding you again in the world of mortals. I can only wish you happiness and health in this life!"
"Brother, I was in seclusion when you fell ill and passed away, and I couldn't even see you for the last time. Do you blame me? We have been brothers for a lifetime, and it's a pity that we have been together less and separated more. But you have many children and grandchildren, and you have become famous.
Compared to me, a guy in his sixties who is still alone, his life is much happier."
"Two brothers in one generation, please have a drink with me at the end."
He offered a glass of wine to his brother's tomb, poured another glass of wine for himself, and couldn't help but sigh slightly as he watched the yellow paper money gradually burn out in the flames.
The worldly relationship has long since ended with the death of relatives, just like this pile of paper money. Once the fire burns or the wind blows, there will be no traces.
"Actually, there is nothing to sigh about. Life is like this when we get together and part ways." The shadow flashed and Du Ruo appeared beside him.
Both Uncle Du and Brother Du Yu have passed away. When they were dying, Du Ruo visited them. She cried very sadly at that time, but more than ten years later, all the past has faded.
Time is the most ruthless killer and the most merciful doctor. It will kill all heroes and eliminate all pain and sorrow.
When Wu Jie first traveled through time, he felt very sad whenever he thought of his relatives on Earth. But now, he has taken it lightly.
This is the life of a monk.
However, being indifferent does not mean that you have really forgotten. And as long as you are alive, there will always be new things happening, meeting new people, and new things you care about...
Even if it is beyond the world, it is inevitable to have joys and sorrows, joys and sorrows, and all kinds of worries and grievances. Just like a piece of duckweed drifting with the tide, it will still follow the wind, the water, the fish, and the small insects, and it will still be the same.
Concerned.
Maybe... just like what Xiang Wentian said in the movie "The Swordsman", people are the world, and as long as they are alive, they can never withdraw from the world.
Wu Jie raised his neck, drank the wine in his glass, and looked at Anfeng County, which has become a prosperous and famous city, from a distance.
He looked around at Jishi Hall and Wuhou Mansion twice, smiled, and turned to leave.
There is nothing wrong with constantly having all kinds of worries and all kinds of things to do.
Jiangzhou Sima's blue shirt was wet with tears when he listened to the pipa music. Wu Jie asked himself that he was not a person who forgets his love. Since he couldn't give up everything, so what if he had worries?
In "Ashes of Time", Hong Qi once said, "Who says you can't travel around the world with your wife!" Wu Jie felt that he might as well borrow this sentence.
Who said you can't cultivate immortality if you have worries?
Caring about something, caring for relatives, friends, and all people in the world, cultivating immortality while doing good deeds, this is the way of life for people on the righteous path.
Perhaps this kind of life is not elegant and unrestrained enough, but Wu Jie feels that compared to the birth of Taoism and the selfishness of the devil, this lifestyle that is not elegant enough is more to his liking.
