Hu Zongren went on to say that it was only later that he realized that what Xing Yazi said was not to drive him away, but on the contrary, it was a hint that he wanted to accept him as his apprentice. Hu Zongren said that in the end, at the age of 20, he
That year, he officially became a disciple and studied with Xing Yazi.
Hu Zongren said that the Yaoshan sect was originally a small sect among the people. It was said to have originated in the Song Dynasty. There were only a handful of Taoist temples in the country, and more of them were Taoists who traveled around the country. The Yaoshan sect studied the five Taoist arts.
They are all quite in-depth, especially the treatment of eye diseases and the art of harmony in medicine. They are very accomplished in the field. Master Hu Zongren and Master Xing Yazi are more partial, and their strengths are spells and ghosts. However, most Yaoshan folk
Taoist priests mostly focus on cultivating their minds and nature, but when they formally considered which technique to teach Hu Zongren, Xing Yazi was stumped.
When Hu Zongren said this, I actually wanted to laugh. Because I could probably imagine what Xing Yazi was having trouble with. Sure enough, Hu Zongren said that the five Taoist arts are mountain, medicine, fortune, fortune telling, and divination. Taoist medicine needs to endure
After repeatedly studying and failing, it is obvious that Hu Zongren is definitely not the material. The fortune-telling is based on the five elements of yin and yang, and he has studied Ziwei Dou Shu, Xing Ping Hui Hai, Zi Ping Tuo Fate, etc. to ask about bad luck, but Hu Zongren is definitely not the kind of person who can
Someone who can sit still and study hard.
Hu Zongren said that when Xing Yazi was choosing what to teach him, he just gave examples one by one, and then shook his head in confusion every time he gave an example. This made him very unhappy. Xing Yazi added,
Physiognomy is relatively easy to learn, but it is very difficult to master it. The main thing is to see the whole picture and criticize Feng Shui. However, Hu Zongren has an impetuous mind. If he makes a living from this in the future, there is a hidden danger of beating up customers at every turn.
I couldn't hold it back and laughed hahaha. It is said that the master is always the one who knows the disciple best. It is indeed difficult for me to imagine Hu Zongren crossing his legs and shaking his head while looking at people's faces. So Hu Zongren and I
He said, your master is right. Fortunately, he didn't teach you this. Otherwise, you wouldn't be helping people, you would be harming them.
Hu Zongren rolled his eyes at me, and then said, later on, when it came to divination, there were even more things to learn, such as the Book of Changes, Qi Men Dun Jia, Da Liu Ren Encyclopedia, and Taiyi Divine Numbers, which were more difficult to learn than fortune telling, so
Xing Yazi looked at Hu Zongren in the middle of speaking, and then shook his head in pain.
Hu Zongren couldn't help it at this time. He, a person who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, asked Xing Yazi without any hesitation, "Master, if you don't let me learn this and say I can't learn that, then you accept me as your apprentice."
What are you doing? Do you want me to sit cross-legged and meditate like on TV all day long, and make elixirs to become immortals? Xing Yazi interrupted him and said, if you want to make elixirs, I don’t think you can do it.
Xing Yazi said that this alchemy technique comes from the "mountain" of the five Taoist arts. It is the skill that requires the most meditation. You are naturally unable to calm down, so don't try it, lest you drive yourself crazy.
The Mysterious Code under the "Mountain" requires you to familiarize yourself with Confucianism and Mohism, which is obviously far from yours. The martial arts of our Yaoshan sect has long been lost, and there are only some morning classes and morning exercises left, which cannot be used.
For self-defense, Hu Zongren seems to have been a guy who liked fighting since he was a child, so he has no use for this boxing technique.
I laughed wildly and said to Hu Zongren, I can’t believe that Master Xing Yazi is still so humorous. All the methods of the Shan family have been eliminated, and now only the spells are left, right? Hu Zongren slapped his thigh and said yes
Isn't it? My master knows a lot of things, but in the end he found that the only thing he could teach me that I could learn well was the ghost exorcism charm. You think I was a good young man at the time, but why did I only learn such a few things?
I said, in fact, Master Xing Yazi is very discerning, because indeed only this set of skills is most suitable for you. Although you are a Taoist priest, compared to many Taoist priests we know, you are too reckless and not calm enough. This is your fault.
I know that too. Hu Zongren didn't answer my question, but went on to say that later on, I followed the master every day for six years. When I left the apprenticeship, the master personally made a ghost-catching sack for me, as well as the Three Treasures seal.
They all were given to me, and then I was asked to travel, saying that I would have to travel for at least two years before I could return to my hometown. As for what to do next, it all depends on my own volition. As long as I don't commit crimes or do anything that damages the image of the teacher's sect.
Things will be fine.
Hu Zongren went on to say that he had just started teaching and was very excited. At that time, Hu’s mother gradually understood and became relieved about Hu Zongren’s becoming a Taoist priest. She persuaded Hu Zongren many times, saying that he had beaten him in the early years.
The child did not say that she would continue to pursue the case. She would go home when she was tired from playing outside. In a few years, she would retire. Hu Zongren said that he ran away because he got into trouble. If he didn't make a name for himself, what would happen?
I'm so embarrassed to go home, how can I be worthy of the time I have spent all these years?
So he traveled around Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places. Although he was a novice when he first started teaching, he relied on his excellent and solid Yaoshan craftsmanship and succeeded repeatedly. He also became famous among many new generation of Taoist disciples.
One. In terms of seniority, Hu Zongren and I are of the same generation. In terms of age, Hu Zongren is a few years older than me. I should call him senior brother. However, we both studied differently. He is a pure Taoist priest. I
But I studied Zhu You. Although I also understand some Taoism, it is only superficial after all. We both worshiped different ancestors. It can even be said that although we are both disciples of Fuxi, our two ancestors are bitter enemies.
He worshiped the Yellow Emperor, and I worshiped Chi You. According to history, my ancestor was the loser, but Zhu Youshu has always paid attention to strangeness, speed, and results. There are not many tricks, and it is practical to deal with ordinary small problems.
It can often be solved easily, but Hu Zongren's technique is ruthless, fierce, powerful, and can attract thunder and lightning at every turn. His technique is relatively fierce. This is especially true for Yaoshan Hu Zongren's lineage. Because this routine is too direct and violent,
That's why it is particularly suitable for Hu Zongren's personality, and he is more comfortable with it.
Hu Zongren said that it was during those two years that a lot of practical experience made him more and more proficient in his craftsmanship. However, his hot temper and hatred of evil did not improve with age, and he was still arrogant and reckless. Until
In 2007, he ended his travels and first stayed in his hometown of Huiyilong for a while. He found that the place was small, there was little business, and he was a very restless person, so he left a sum of money to Hu's mother, and he
Went to Chengdu again.
Because after Master Xing Yazi took Hu Zongren, as he got older, it became difficult for him to travel, so he began to live in seclusion in Chengdu, drinking tea, playing chess, and chatting with some friends in the industry every day, which was fine.
It was considered that he was spending his old age in peace. Hu Zongren himself took some small orders in Chengdu, but during this period, he was bored and began to learn to play cards and gamble with others.
Hu Zongren sighed when he said this. He smiled bitterly and said that it was precisely because he started gambling that he met a guy. Because of that guy, he was entangled with Cha Wu Dao. But he also said, but if not
Because of this, we will never know each other.
I remember this matter. When Mr. Xia recommended Hu Zongren to me, he gave a very important reason, that is, we had a common enemy at the time. Hu Zongren said that at that time, he was gambling, and the result was that
The police investigated the case, fined him, and was detained. He said that was the most humiliating time in his life, but he could not fight with the police. In addition, he was responsible for the loss, and the master was still in Chengdu, so he could not embarrass his old man.
Well, so I was punished by default.
Hu Zongren said that when he was detained that night, a man came in from behind and had the same cell number as him. Hu Zongren knew him personally and soon chatted with that man. He was arrested for taking drugs, and later he
After asking around, I found that both of them were in this business. The identity of the other party was that mysterious organization, Cha Wudao. That person saw that Hu Zongren was also a cheerful person, so he invited him to go out and work together to do something big.
When Hu Zongren asked him what he was doing, he said, let's go to the hospital morgue to collect some souls and sell them to make money.
Hu Zongren said, nonsense, of course I know this can make money, but it is too heartless to do so. So for the rest of the detention time, he kept not having an attack, but pretended to be very interested.
I got the contact information of the other party. After they were both released, Hu Zongren asked this guy out for tea when he was not in a good mood for a day. As a result, he took the opportunity to find trouble, created some conflicts, and then gave him up.
He was beaten up. After the store owner called the police, he ran away before the police came.
But Hu Zongren said that in that fight, he also lost the prize, shed blood, and was taken away by the other party, thus controlling his horoscope. Hu Zongren pointed at me and said, this is the same as when you
It's the same. I nodded and said, why else could we become friends? The experiences must be similar, but I'm not as stupid as you.
And many things that happened after that are known to everyone. Starting from 2010, although the grievances between Hu Zongren and Cha Wudao between me and Hu Zongren were wiped out under the leadership of Fu Qiang, after all, it was only in my life with him.
It’s just a patchwork of pieces. From the end of February 2010 to November 2011, I gradually became tired of the livelihood of this industry, probably because of the previous big news that almost cost me my life.
If you lose it, you may be afraid.
So during that period, Hu Zongren and I still received a lot of our own business. Sometimes he would ask me to come with him, and sometimes he wouldn't. And I would mostly leave it to him to work with me, maybe as a friend.
It is an issue of trust between people. After all, not everyone can get to know a brother who shares life and death because of a disaster.
So I said that during that period, I hung out with Hu Zongren for a long time. It lasted for a year and a half.