Chapter seven hundred and sixty-eight down the mountain
In the main hall of the Taoist palace, smoke filled the air, and the Taoist saint sat cross-legged, motionless like a real clay sculpture.
Lin Ze quickly came to the gate, bowed and said: "Disciple Lin Ze asks to see the teacher."
Tao Sheng opened his eyes when he heard this and said in a deep voice: "Come in, what's the matter?"
Lin Ze followed the words and stepped into the hall, saluted again and said: "Teacher Qi, I have thought about it for a while. Since I want to fight for the destiny, I should go all out."
"There are only twenty days before the great change of heaven and earth. I would like to ask my teacher to resign and go down the mountain to make preparations in advance to welcome the day of great change."
As soon as Lin Ze finished speaking, the Taoist Saint's erratic voice came to his ears: "Have you really thought about it clearly?"
Lin Ze's eyes were firm and he nodded: "I have thought about it myself."
I don’t want to think clearly anymore.
Even though Lin Ze is now a direct disciple of the Taoist Sage and has a distinguished status, any Taoist priest who sees him will inevitably call him "Master".
But after all, he is a disciple of the Taoist Saint and the younger brother of Xuandu and the others.
The Taoist sage had reached a consensus with the Buddha and the Confucian sage to push him out to fight for his luck. Could it be that Lin Ze was really stubborn about not going, waiting to be hated by gods and ghosts because of "disobedience to the teacher"?
Lin Ze didn't stay there because he wanted to get more information.
Now that I have mastered the Wangqi Dao method and sorted out the general context, there is no need to delay it any longer.
Moreover, luck is indeed a good thing for Lin Ze, and it is worth fighting for.
Taoist Saint lowered his eyebrows slightly and said: "In that case, go ahead. Your second and third senior brothers will be asked to pack up and go down the mountain to find you as soon as possible."
Lin Ze saluted again: "Disciple, please retire."
Standing in the smoke-filled hall facing the Taoist Saint, Lin Ze always felt a little depressed. After walking out, he instantly felt much more relaxed.
As he was about to go down the mountain, Lin Ze planned to say goodbye to a few acquaintances.
Arriving at the small courtyard where Zhuang Zhou lived, Lin Ze was about to reach out and knock on the door, but "swish", the door came directly.
Lin Ze put down his hand and said loudly: "Second Senior Brother, your door opened again, and it wasn't me who pushed it this time."
A voice came from the courtyard, with a hint of helplessness: "Come in, I know it wasn't you who drove it, it was me who drove it."
"The teacher just told me that you are going down the mountain, and asked me to get ready within three days and go find you."
Lin Ze smiled slightly and said: "It turns out that senior brother already knew about it, which just saved him from having to explain. To be honest, junior brother came here to say goodbye to senior brother."
Zhuang Zhou said angrily: "We will meet again in three days, what's the point of saying goodbye?"
Lin Ze shook his head and said: "What's different is that I will always remember my brother's care and concern for me. Even if it only lasts three days, I will come over to say goodbye regardless of emotion or reason."
"Well, is there anything else?" Zhuang Zhou asked casually.
Lin Ze was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Junior brother knows that senior brother is indifferent by nature and does not want to get involved in the affairs of the world. I would like to ask, does senior brother really not want to go down the mountain?"
"If senior brother really doesn't want to go down the mountain, junior brother is willing to beg the teacher to take back his life."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Zhou looked at Lin Ze in astonishment, not expecting him to say these words.
After just a few breaths, Zhuang Zhou returned to normal, shook his head and said: "The place of Tao is unavoidable. The fight for luck is not only a matter for you, junior brother, but also a major matter for the Tao palace and even the Tao sect."
"How can senior brother ignore the overall situation because of his own selfishness? The teacher once said that when necessary, he will go into the mortal world, let alone me?"
"You don't have to say anything, little junior brother. I will do my best to help you."
Lin Ze looked at Zhuang Zhou's sincere face, bowed, turned and left without saying a word.
No matter what, Lin Ze's goal this time has been achieved, at least eliminating the grudge in Zhuang Zhou's heart as much as possible.
Lin Ze then went to Xuandu's residence to say goodbye to him.
The Taoist disciple was as serious as ever. He talked to Lin Ze a lot, and finally encouraged him a few words before letting Lin Ze leave.
Lin Zeben didn't have much contact with Xuandu. He had met several times and got a rough understanding of the other person's personality.
To use an inappropriate word, it is "elder brother is like father". Like an old father, he cares for others with the strongest attitude.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Ze went to the third senior brother Hui Shi's place.
Who makes Lin Ze the youngest? According to etiquette, a trip is inevitable.
Lin Ze not only didn't care, but actually enjoyed it. It would be perfectly fine to do more of this kind of cost-effective thing.
Lin Ze first said hello to his third senior brother Hui Shi, and then said a few words about going down the mountain.
Finally, Lin Ze said what he said to Zhuang Zhou again to Hui Shi: "If senior brother doesn't want to go down the mountain, junior brother is willing to beg the teacher to take back his life."
When Hui Shi heard this, he just asked: "Is Zhuang Zhou going?"
Lin Ze was a little confused and replied honestly: "Second Senior Brother said that it is his duty to do so."
Hui Shi smiled contemptuously and said: "He can go to Zhuangzhou, but I, Hui Shi, can't go? Junior brother, there is no need to say anything. We will meet in the Western Regions in three days. Senior brother will definitely not break the promise."
Lin Ze looked at Hui Shi with a strange expression and thought to himself: "This third senior brother calls the second senior brother by his first name and looks competitive. There must be a story that needs to be told."
Hui Shi suddenly said: "There is no story, little junior brother, don't think blindly."
Lin Ze was shocked when he heard this and almost blurted out: "Can you read minds?"
But Hui Shi said again: "Senior brother does not know the magical power of mind reading. Senior brother is just guessing."
Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief, that's okay.
Just listen to Hui Shi say again: "But I can basically guess that the number is close to ten."
Lin Ze...
"Senior brother is very intelligent, and I admire him. I wanted to discuss it with him more, but I am about to go down the mountain, and I still have some things to deal with, so I will take my leave first."
Lin Ze hurriedly finished this sentence and left in embarrassment.
What's the difference between guessing so accurately and mind-reading?
As expected, all of Daosheng's disciples are not simple and can't be offended.
Before finding a way to deal with it, Lin Ze didn't want to get too close to someone like Hui Shi. In front of him, he seemed to have no clothes on.
Leaving Huishi's place, Lin Ze went to the front hall of the Taoist Palace to look for Zheng Xuanming.
Before becoming a disciple of Taoist Saint, Lin Ze had the best relationship with the two of them.
After becoming a disciple of the Taoist Saint, because Lin Ze was several generations older than the two of them, in order to avoid embarrassment, Lin Ze only met them once.
In that meeting, the level of respect between the two of them was beyond Lin Ze's tolerance.
No matter how Lin Ze tried to persuade him, he still couldn't stop.
From then on, Lin Ze never took the initiative to find the two of them. He just thought that after waiting for a while, it might be better.
This time when we went down the mountain, Lin Ze came over to say hello loudly, both emotionally and rationally.
Shouzheng and Xuanming were busy receiving the Taoists who came for pilgrimage and audience.
Like Zhengdao, Tianshi Dao, these orthodox sects whose founding founders were once named disciples of Tao Sage, are directly the contemporary sect masters, bringing a group of elders, disciples, and the most precious gifts to pay homage to Tao Sage.
Although these sects would arrange for people to maintain relations with Taoist palaces in previous years, in the past 100 years, there has been no grand ceremony like this.
When fellow disciples pay homage to their ancestors, although Dao Sheng may not receive them, Shouzheng and Xuanming have to come forward to receive them.
During this period of time, Shouzheng and Xuanming were very busy.
At the door, they met the master of the Qingwei Dao Sect and hundreds of elders and disciples. Shouzheng Xuanming, who was walking towards the Dao Palace, happened to bump into Lin Ze who was looking for him.
Shouzheng and Xuanming quickly bowed to Lin Ze and said, "Meet Patriarch Lin Ze."
Everyone in Qingwei Dao saw that Shouzheng and Xuanming were talking about the Patriarch, with respectful expressions on their faces. Although they didn't know who the Patriarch Lin Ze was, they didn't stop them from following him and saluted: "Meet the Patriarch Lin Ze."
Lin Ze waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite."
Shouzheng Xuanming looked at each other and asked, "What is the order from the Patriarch?"
Lin Ze said calmly: "I came to see you two to say goodbye. The teacher ordered me to go down the mountain. I will not be on the mountain for a long time after that. If anything happens to you two, please ask someone to go to the Western Region to find me."
Shouzheng Xuanming was moved when he heard this and bowed: "Disciple understands, please go slowly, Patriarch."
Lin Ze took a deep look at the two of them, then took advantage of the wind and headed west.