At night, when you look into the city from the top of Heyang City, you can see the countless lights, but the little bits of light still give people a warm feeling.
For Gui Li, maybe it is the most unfamiliar place for him, right?
He silently stared at the lights, and then turned around. The city wall, which was neither tall nor strong, was empty at the moment. The desolate evening wind blew from the open fields outside Heyang City and passed over the city.
The city walls that had suffered a lot of damage in the beast-monster catastrophe blew on him and Zhou Xian.
For some reason, Xiao Huan and Wild Dog Taoist are not here. Only Zhou Yi Xian and Gui Li are standing at the head of Heyang City at this night. However, Yi Yi Xian seems to be calm and composed, holding the one in his hand!" Immortal
"Guide the way!" The bamboo curtain was covered with bamboo poles, and there was a wine bottle in the other hand. At this moment, he took a big sip and let out a satisfied sigh.
!";What a good wine!";He smiled slightly, and then said sternly to the ghost, ";This wine is still a little warm, do you want a sip?!";
Gui Li silently shook his head and said: "Senior, drink it yourself!"
Zhou Xian laughed and took another sip. But after taking this sip, he shook the jug and threw the jug down the city wall. It seemed that the only thing left in the jug was
After taking the last sip of the wine, he probably felt sorry for himself, so he asked Gui Li.
That night, the moon was sparse and the moonlight was like water. The secluded city wall was illuminated quite brightly by the moon. After drinking the wine, Yi Xian looked up at the sky and was lost in thought. He was speechless for a moment. Gui Li walked slowly.
Arriving at the edge of the city wall, my eyes immediately fell on a certain spot on the city bricks, where there were familiar and deep claw marks. Near the claw marks, there were more claw marks densely covered on the brick wall.
shocking!
!";Those are all left behind by countless beast monsters during the catastrophe.";I don't know when Zhou Xian came over and said calmly.
On the city wall where the two of them were wandering around, the old man playing the human world seemed to be a little less playful than usual, but the look in Guili's eyes was a little more compassionate.
Gui Li stretched out his hand and gently touched the deep claw marks. What came from his fingertips was the hard feeling of the rough brick wall, but he didn't know how many innocent souls had cried out in these claw marks.
He sank for a long time and said: "Did a lot of innocent people die in Heyang City back then?!";
Zhou Xian sighed, walked to the edge of the city wall, and looked down. In his eyes, the lights of the city were reflected: "!" Many, although many people have fled north early, at least 50%
The people of Heyang City lost their lives innocently and died in the hands of those beasts and monsters.!";
Gui Li looked at Zhou Xian and suddenly said: "Senior, tell me, among the people who lost their lives innocently, which one of them is not the same as us, which one is not living a good life in this world, not to mention all, but at least nine
Ninety-nine percent of the people, they are all harmless to humans and animals, but why do such disasters happen? And why do people like them in life come to this?!";
Yiyi Xian looked at Gui Li, held his hands on the city wall, and said: "You can stand here today, but those innocent people lost their lives, let me ask you, why do you think it is?!";
Gui Li was silent for a long time, and said: "I am different from them. I practice Taoism, and even if the beasts and monsters come, I can escape.";
Immortal Zhou Yi nodded and said: "That's it. You see, everyone has a head, but they are looking at it from a big perspective and a big realm. Just like the Buddhism of Tianyin Temple says that all living beings are equal, this is what it means. In fact, according to Buddhism
What I said is that not only humans, but also ants and beasts are indistinguishable from us." He paused, smiled slightly, and said, "It's just that in this world, we can't be just the same.
What can be seen clearly? If you have great supernatural powers and great magical power, you can survive desperate situations, and you can transcend ordinary living beings. This means that all living beings are originally equal, but in subtle ways, they are never equal.
!";
Gui Li had a look of confusion on his face, slowly shook his head and said: "I don't want to transcend all sentient beings, and I don't have the compassion to save all sentient beings. Just like although I practice Taoism, I have no interest in immortality.";
Zhou Yixian said calmly: "Then what do you want?'
Gui Li gave a bitter smile, his smile was only dry, and he whispered: "This is it. What I want, but even I don't know.";
The expression on his face changed. The bright moon in the sky gradually reached its zenith, and the moonlight became even more brilliant. It sprinkled down from the sky and stretched his shadow very long.
Immortal Zhou Yi did not speak, and looked at Gui Li quietly, but the look in his eyes was completely different from the past, even though the person standing in front of him was the only person in the world who had studied the four volumes of the Book of Heaven.
Gui Li was already unpredictable with his Taoist skills, but Yi Xian looked as if he was taller than him at this moment.
His elegance, his calmness, the night wind could be seen passing through the white hair on his temples, and even the brilliance of the bright moon seemed to be quietly gathering on his side.
But Gui Li didn't notice anything strange. In fact, Zhou Xian just stood in front of him calmly, and he himself seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts.
After a while, Gui Li smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that I am really useless. I can't even figure out why I am alive and what I want.";
Immortal Zhou Yi looked at Gui Li calmly, with a faint smile on his lips, and said: "You are wrong, young man.
Gui Li was startled for a moment. This was the first time he heard Zhou Xian call him a young man, but this was obviously not the main point. After he was stunned for a moment, he said: "Senior, please tell me, you said I was wrong, wrong.
Where?!";
Zhou Yixian said calmly: "Do you think that because you can't think about this problem, you are ineffective? In my opinion, on the contrary, if you can think about this problem, you are far better than others in this world."
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Gui Li was stunned and said: "What?!"
Zhou Yixian smiled slightly and waved: "Come and see!"
Gui Li walked beside Zhou Xian and looked at the countryside in the direction of his finger. In Heyang City, under the moonlight, the lights in the silence were flickering.
Zhou Yixian looked at the light, and there seemed to be a kind of complicated emotions in it. After a moment, he said in a pure voice: "What did you see?!"
The ghost said sharply: "This is the light in countless people's homes."
Immortal Zhou Yi nodded and said: "Yes, it's just lights." Those little lights are like living people. They are all living in this world, either proudly or unsatisfactorily, but they are going to do it after all.
Or go down, let me tell you, among these thousands of people, there are countless people who live just for the sake of living. There is not one person in a million who is as distressed as you and reflects on why you live...!";
Gui Li was dumbfounded. He had never thought of the country before, but what he heard from Yi Xiankong seemed to make sense, and he could not refute it.
Zhou Yixian looked at him, a look of sadness suddenly appeared on his face, but this request passed in the blink of an eye, and then he sighed softly, stretched out his hand and patted Gui Li's shoulder.
Although Gui Li cannot be said to be frightened at this moment, there is always turmoil in his mind. Based on his practice, he almost subconsciously turned sideways to let go of Zhou Xian's hand, but the matter of surrender happened suddenly.
The seemingly floating palm of the ordinary Zhou Xian, with Gui Li's spiritual practice, did not escape, and was just patted down by Zhou Xian.
Gui Li was really shocked. Before he could react, words that made his mind even more turbulent came out of Zhou Xian's mouth:
!"; What's more, you are the only person in the world who has mastered the four volumes of [Heavenly Book], how can you be the same as others?!";
As soon as these words came out, Gui Li's body was shaken. Practicing the fourth volume of the [Heavenly Book] has always been something he kept secret. In fact, the third volume of the [Heavenly Book] obtained from the Tianyin Temple's treasury was related to the Wordless Jade of Tianyin Temple.
Even Lu Xueqi and the monks from Tianyin Temple who had obtained the fourth volume of the [Heavenly Book] did not know that those magical texts were in the same vein as the [Heavenly Book]. Only he could understand by studying them from beginning to end.
These are the four volumes of the [Heavenly Book].
However, at this moment, Zhou Yixian revealed this secret clearly in front of him. How could he not be shocked? For a moment, his face was full of disbelief, and he stared at Yi Xian.
Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said: "Although you are surprised, there is no need to be like this."
Gui Li looked up and down carefully at the old man in front of him. After a long time, he suddenly smiled, took a step back, straightened his clothes, and bowed respectfully: "!" The boy is rude, he has neglected his senior in the past, but he just feels right in his heart.
If I have any unsolved doubts, I hope my seniors can help me solve them?!";
Immortal Zhou Yi looked calm, and he was so respectful to him for the task of making a name for himself in the world. It seemed that he didn’t feel embarrassed at all. He only said: "!"; If someone else can tell you the doubts and confusions in your heart, you can tell them.
How can we not realize the intangibility and the mystery of the [Heavenly Book]?!";
Gui Li silently said slowly: "Could it be that senior thinks that the doubts in my heart are actually unsolvable?!";
Zhou Xian smiled and shook his head, saying: "Yes, to understand the nature of words, the Buddha is in the heart and not outside the body. This is the similarity between the [Heavenly Book] and Buddhism.";
Zhou Yixiandao:!";That's it. Why you come here in life is exactly what you should realize by yourself. I may be able to give you some advice. I can't tell you what to listen to.!";
After that, he smiled and put his hands behind his back, and walked aside.
Gui Li sank again. After a while, the look of confusion on his face did not fade away, and he said: "Life, death, separation, separation, I have only seen these four words, life, always. Please tell me, senior, is human nature inherently miserable?!"
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Yiyi Xian smiled and said: "You're wrong, you're wrong, you've been living your life thinking that everyone is suffering, but in fact, you're not affected by it. Let me ask you, do you think your life is suffering?"
Gui Li was startled, he opened his mouth to speak but hesitated, Zhou Xian already smiled and said: "What, it's hard to say, isn't it? Take your master and his wife who passed away recently as an example, do you think they were crying?"
Gui Li said calmly: "Master and Master Wife!"
Zhou Xian Su Rong said: "Tian Buyi died well, so he died without regrets and left with a smile on his face. Your wife, Suru, was deeply in love with your mentor and his wife and did not want to live alone. You thought she committed suicide because of sadness, but you didn't know that she
Where her soul has returned and to be far away from her husband, what is her happiest thing?
Gui Li was stunned and speechless for a moment.
Zhou Yixian said calmly: "You are too sad for Tian Buyi and his wife, but you don't know that they are probably the most understanding and regretless people. It is not ridiculous to save others by oneself?!";
Having said this, Zhou Yixian suddenly smiled, looked at the ghost and said sharply: "Are you afraid of death?"
Gui Li hesitated for a moment, sighed lowly, and said: "Afraid!";
Zhou Yixiandao:!";Oh, I want to ask you, what are you afraid of? Is it the word death itself?!";
Gui Li shook his head silently and said: "Since I have no intention of immortality, I don't care about death. What I'm afraid of is that after I die, my wishes will be difficult.";
Zhou Yixian smiled and said: "That's it. You can see through life and death, but there are things more important than life and death in your heart. Instead of asking me all kinds of questions, why not imagine these more important things?'
Gui Li frowned, glanced briefly, and seemed to have some realization, but he did not show his face. Instead, he fell into deeper thoughts. Zhou Xian did not bother him, Xiao Xiao walked aside and looked up.
, I saw the bright moon in the sky, and the moonlight was shining all over me.
Above the wilderness, the evening wind rustled, the stars moved, and the sky was infinite.
He stared for a long time and suddenly let out a deep sigh.
Suddenly, Gui Li's voice came from behind: "Senior, is there something you can't see through in your heart?'
!";I?!";
Zhou Xian did not look back, but still stared at the bright moon in the distant sky. After a while, he just said quietly, "Since I am still wandering in this world, I have my own thoughts that I can't see through.";
!";Oh, what is it?!";
Zhou Xian smiled slightly and said: "What I can't see through is this reincarnation!!"
Qingyun Mountain, Xiaozhu Peak
There have always been only women on Xiaozhu Peak, so the atmosphere here has always been quiet and peaceful. Even during the day, there is silence for a long time, with only the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers echoing on this beautiful mountain peak.
However, since Master Shuiyue brought a group of flutes back from the funeral at Dazhu Peak yesterday, the atmosphere on Xiaozhu Peak has been calm, with a bit of solemnity and depression. Many young female flutes from Xiaozhu Peak are
For the first time, I saw Master Shuiyue's unconcealable loneliness and sadness. With her current practice, she should have given up her anger long ago.
Wen Min has always been the one who best understands Master Shuiyue's thoughts. She also sent a message to the sisters early, asking them to be careful and not to talk or laugh loudly, while angering the master. Under such advice, it is natural that Xiaozhu Peak is full of people.
There was solemnity.
After returning from Dazhu Peak, Master Shuiyue locked himself in the Jianzhulin Jingshe and never showed up again. Disciple Wenmin Deng boldly went to say hello, but was not allowed to go in, which made Wenmin confused.
Getting a little worried.
On this day, Wenmin had not seen Master Shuiyue for a whole day and night. He came out of the Jianzhulin Jingshe. Feeling anxious, he asked Lu Xueqi to come with him. Lu Xueqi seemed to be in a bad mood and was not willing to come, but she couldn't bear it.
After Wenmin's repeated persuasion, she also had points to worry about, so she followed Wenmin over.
Wenmin and Lu Xueqi came to the bamboo forest and stood outside the monastery. Wenmin signaled to Lu Xueqi. Lu Xueqi hesitated for a moment, walked up, knocked lightly and said: "Master, disciple Lu Xueqi and Senior Sister Wen."
See you if you have something to do.!";
There was silence in the monastery, and no one answered.
Lu Xueqi and Wenmin looked at each other, and Wenmin frowned, with a look of worry on his face. In fact, Master Shuiyue's temperament was somewhat different from ordinary people. In the past, it wouldn't be so.
It is possible to ignore a disciple or suddenly disappear for a few days. But for some reason, Wen Min and others had just returned from attending the funeral at Dazhu Peak, and after learning some of the inside story, they seemed to be a little sensitive to her menstruation.
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Wen Min coughed, raised his voice slightly, and said: "Master, this morning, Senior Brother Xiao Yicai, the elder, sent a letter here, and the disciple submitted it.";
Inside the monastery, everything was still sinking. Wen Min took a deep breath, took a step forward, and opened the door of the monastery. Lu Xueqi followed closely behind her and walked in.
The two of them walked into the house, glanced around, and both of them frowned slightly. The monastery was not that big, and the furnishings in the house were simple. At first glance, the two of them did not see the figure of Master Shuiyue.
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Wen Min sighed and said: "The master is not here. I wonder where she will be?!"
Lu Xueqi shook her head silently, pondered for a moment, and said: "Senior sister, let's go back first, or maybe we are worrying too much. Although Master and Uncle Suru have a deep relationship, at most they will be sad. I don't think so.
Something happened.!";
Wen Min nodded and said: "That's all I have to do, but I always feel a little uneasy.";
Lu Xueqi sighed softly, shook her head slightly, turned around and walked out. Wenmin glanced into the room again, then took out a sealed letter from his arms, put it gently on the desk, and then walked out. After a while, the room
The door was closed by her from behind, with a soft sound of "Pop!".
The room fell into silence again. (To be continued)