Chapter 525: Resonance with the Taoist scriptures, changing fate against the will of heaven
at dusk.
Qinglin County, north of the city, Chuiliu Lane.
A middle-aged man wearing linen clothes with a tired face and carrying a heavy wooden box walked with heavy steps to the door of a house in the deepest part of the alley.
He was about to open the courtyard door when he heard the sound coming from inside and couldn't help but stop.
"Auntie, I'm so hungry. When do you want to eat?"
The voice of an eight or nine-year-old boy came from the crack in the door.
"Eat, eat, eat, just know how to eat. When I asked you to recite the "Tao Jing", why didn't I see you so active?"
A scolding voice from a woman in her thirties or forties followed.
"Auntie, my brother is so hungry. Why don't you let him eat a little first to cushion his stomach? Don't starve your brother."
A girl of twelve or thirteen years old said weakly.
"I'm hungry too, I want to eat too..."
A little girl's voice of six or seven years old followed suit.
There was a sound of "pop!"
A woman in her thirties or forties slammed the table and shouted loudly: "You kids, you are really rebelling. Your father goes out to work before dawn and doesn't come back until dusk, so you can have a good meal at home."
Fan, you won’t let him live in peace, right? You unfilial sons, see how I deal with you.”
Then amidst the sound of beatings, the loud cry of the little boy could be heard.
"Wow wow... Mommy, I was wrong, I'm not hungry anymore, I'm not hungry anymore..."
The rays of the setting sun reflected on his face, and he couldn't help but smile as he listened to the voices of his wife and children coming from the yard.
"Zhou Laoshi, why are you standing at the door and not going in?" The neighbor's aunt poured water at the door. When she saw Zhou Laoshi standing in a daze at the door of her house, she couldn't help but asked curiously.
Zhou Laoshi came back to his senses immediately, nodded to the neighbor's aunt and said, "I'll go back right now."
Zhou Laoshi opened the courtyard door, put down the wooden box, walked quickly to the main room, stopped the woman, and asked with a smile: "What's going on? As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard the sound of you beating the child."
When the woman saw her husband coming back, she quickly let go of her son and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Children will make trouble if they don't obey."
While the woman was talking, she quickly walked to the kitchen and brought a basin of warm water over.
"The master is back, go wash up and have a meal."
After waiting for her husband to wash his hands and change into clean clothes, he brought the still warm food from the kitchen stove.
"Master, I specially picked a fish weighing two kilograms today. You have gained more weight recently, so you can make up for it."
Zhou Laoshi glanced around and asked strangely: "Where is the boss?"
The woman glanced at a house on the east side and said, "When I got back from work, I immediately went back to the house and recited the Taoist Scriptures."
Zhou Laoshi nodded happily and said: "Okay, okay."
When she heard her father being praised for her brother's recitation of the "Tao Jing", the younger daughter raised her hands excitedly and said, "Daddy, dad, I also want to recite the Tao Jing."
Unexpectedly, my father immediately changed his face and reprimanded loudly: "You are a girl, why are you reciting the "Tao Jing"? It is a treasure handed down by the Holy Emperor, and you, a wild girl, can recite it?"
When the younger daughter heard her father's reprimand, her eyes instantly turned red, her mouth flattened, and tears fell drop by drop. The older daughter quickly stepped forward, gently held her sister in her arms, then raised her head to look at her father, and defended loudly.
: "Dad, I heard that the head of the royal family is a woman. The deputy head of the Hunyuan Sect is a woman. Why can't we girls recite the Tao Jing?"
Zhou Laoshi said with a face: "Since ancient times, martial arts has been a matter of men. You are a girl, what kind of martial arts do you practice? As for the head of the Qin family and the female sect leader of the Hunyuan Sect, who are they? They are like fairies in the sky.
, who are you? You are just a craftsman’s daughter. How can you compare with others? I tell you, you are never allowed to say these words again. Did you hear me? Let me hear it again. If I hear it once, I will beat you.
This time, Zhang Zhang must remember."
The eldest daughter stubbornly did not nod in response, but turned her head, hugged her sister tightly, and said nothing.
The woman sighed helplessly and quickly changed the subject: "Master, hurry up and eat. This fish soup should be drunk while it's hot. If it's cold, it won't taste good."
The eldest son stood at the door and heard the quarrel inside ended, then walked in with a straight face, sat down and ate in silence.
The woman left her younger son to wait on the table and then took her eldest daughter and younger daughter to the kitchen. She served them two dishes. However, comparing the two, it was obviously much different from the dishes and rice in the main room.
The little daughter asked with her mouth full of grievances and choked with sobs: "Mom, I also want to drink fish soup, I also miss the "Tao Jing", and I also want my father to praise me, wuwu..."
The woman sighed, stood up, glanced at the main room, closed the kitchen door, and said softly: "You little girl, how many times have I told you, don't compare with your two brothers, don't compete with your two brothers
Bi, just don’t listen.”
While talking, he took out half a bowl of fish soup from the cupboard and said, "Okay, this is the remaining half bowl of fish soup. You two sisters should divide it."
The eldest daughter immediately shook her head and said, "Give it all to my sister. I don't like fish soup."
The little daughter happily took a big sip of the fish soup, then raised her head, glanced at her sister, then at her grandma, winked and said, "Grandma, take a bite too."
"Mom doesn't like drinking either." The woman waved her hands repeatedly.
"No, I want grandma to drink." The little daughter directly held the bowl to the woman's mouth domineeringly.
The woman lowered her head helplessly and took a small sip.
The little daughter happily moved the bowl to her sister's mouth again, and the sister also lowered her head helplessly and took a small sip.
The youngest daughter then asked happily: "Aniang, sister, does the fish soup taste good?"
The woman smiled and nodded and said: "It tastes good. It tastes good to you. Drink it quickly. It won't taste good after it cools down."
The little daughter happily drank the remaining fish soup in the bowl.
The woman put away the bowl of fish soup and whispered to her little daughter: "If you miss the Tao Jing from now on, just stand at the door and read it with your brother. I heard that the Tao Jing will
I don’t know what it means, but just reciting it works.”
After the woman finished speaking, she glanced at her eldest daughter who had a longing look on her face. She rubbed her eldest daughter's head and said, "After you have finished your work at home, you should also think about it. If the Holy Emperor takes pity on you... you will change your mind."
Dead."
The eldest daughter suddenly showed a happy smile.
The woman lowered her head to eat and sighed heavily in her heart.
Although this word is widely spread among women, there are only legends about such things happening in various places, and it is not known whether they are true or false.
Just think of it as a thought for your two daughters.
After the woman finished her meal, she got up and went to the main room to clear away the dishes. As soon as she entered the room, she heard her eldest son talking to her husband.
"Dad, I want to go to Master Lin specifically to study the Taoist Scriptures."
Zhou Laoshi frowned and said, "How much?"
The eldest son lowered his head and said, "One tael of silver."
Zhou Laoshi's frown deepened: "Is it so expensive?"
The woman looked at her silent husband and said with worry: "The head of the house..."
The eldest daughter couldn't bear it any longer and said: "Dad, a notice has been posted in the government office a long time ago. The resonance of "Tao Jing" is only related to understanding. The most important thing is self-study and self-enlightenment. Even if you learn what others have said about "Tao Jing"
The insights from the "Tao Jing" are of no use..."
The eldest son couldn't help but retorted: "The government deliberately tricked us. Today there is a student in Master Lin's school who resonates with "Tao Jing". If it doesn't work, how could it be such a coincidence? Father, that student has been alarmed
Enter the government and be accepted as a disciple of Liyang College. In the future, you will be successful in your studies and become a member of the government. This is our only chance to make a change, Dad."
Zhou Laoshi glared at his eldest son and said, "I'll think about it again."
The eldest son was worried that his father was worried about the money, so he couldn't help but persuade him again: "Dad, the news about Master Lin's students hasn't spread yet, and now Shu Xiu still has one tael of silver. If the spread spread, more people will go, I'm afraid
Even a tael of silver can't help it..."
Zhou Laoshi patted the table, stood up suddenly and said, "I told you, let me think about it."
After saying that, he turned around and walked into the back room.
The eldest son stood up helplessly, glanced at the back room, turned and walked out of the main room, and went to his own room.
There was a soft chanting sound coming from inside.
The woman looked at her eldest daughter, who had a worried look on her face, shook her head, and quickly cleared the bowls on the table while saying softly: "Take your sister and go outside the window to read along. I'm here."
The eldest daughter glanced at the inner room, nodded, turned to the kitchen, took her sister's hand, and walked outside the house where the eldest son and the younger son lived. While listening to the chanting inside, she started chanting along softly.
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After the woman had almost put away the bowl, she wiped the water off her hands and walked into the back room.
I saw my husband going to bed and counting copper coins.
The woman walked over and said worriedly: "Master, do you really want to go to Mrs. Lin?"
Zhou Laoshi nodded silently.
The woman glanced at the copper coins on the bed and asked softly: "Is this money...enough?"
Zhou Laoshi nodded slowly and said: "Barely enough."
The woman said helplessly: "What will happen to the family if Shu Xiu is handed over?"
This is where Zhou Laoshi hesitates.
After Shu Xiu was handed over, the family would not be well-off, and the quality of life of the other three children would immediately drop a lot.
However, after all, this is related to the future of the child.
This may be the only chance the eldest son has. If you don't give it to him, you will never have it again.
"Let's have another hard time. Didn't we also have a hard time when we asked for the Taoist Scripture?"
The woman sighed and said: "I obviously heard that the Taoist Scriptures are free and you don't need to spend so much money. Why are we here..."
Zhou Laoshi snorted and said: "The government does have free ones, but we can't get them. We can only pay for them from the Ya people. But fortunately, the Ya people we found have some conscience and hired one." Master read it to us several times, otherwise, even if we were invited back, we wouldn’t even be able to read it, and it would be useless.”
After hearing this, the woman sighed and said, "Yes, I heard that some people paid money to take back the Taoist Scriptures, and then paid for others to teach them how to read it. It was a waste of money."
Zhou Laoshi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, that's it. Tomorrow I will go to Mrs. Lin's place to pay the money and send our eldest child to school. I still don't believe it. Our family still can't produce a fairy seedling."
"Sister, sister, what's wrong with you?"
A burst of exclamations from the eldest daughter came from outside the yard.
"No, something happened!"
Zhou Laoshi and the woman were so frightened that they immediately got up and ran out the door.
At this time, outside the window of the two sons, the little daughter's eyes were tightly closed, her body naturally curled up as if inside her mother's body, three feet above the ground, suspended in mid-air, and the clothes on her body did not move automatically in the absence of wind.
A light cocoon slowly takes shape from dark to bright.
At this time, the eldest son and the younger son, who had already walked out of the room, were standing not far away, staring at this scene in shock.
"This is...the resonance of "Tao Jing"!"
Zhou Laoshi looked at this scene in shock and subconsciously exclaimed.
When the woman heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
After hearing this, the eldest daughter immediately felt relieved. Her body went limp and fell to the ground, but her eyes when she looked at her younger sister were full of surprise.
"Sister, she only read the Tao Jing once, and she resonated with the Tao Jing!"
Women can indeed do it, and the "Tao Jing" is not limited to men's studies.
"My sister can do it, so can I."
Zhou Laoshi looked at his little daughter wrapped in a cocoon of light and was even more shocked.
"It turns out that the announcement from the Yamen turned out to be true. The "Tao Jing" really only depends on understanding, regardless of gender, age, wealth, poverty, and other factors. Anyone can recite the "Tao Jing" and anyone can Everyone has the opportunity to resonate with the Taoist Scriptures and step into the path of immortality."
The woman wiped her tears excitedly and secretly rejoiced: "It turns out that the rumors are true. You only need to read them. You don't even need to know the meaning."
The eldest son looked at the little sister in the light cocoon and suddenly became lost.
"It turns out that it really only depends on understanding. With my understanding, even if I study the "Tao Jing" exclusively from Confucius, it will be useless, right?"
The younger son looked at his sister wrapped in a cocoon of light with a surprised look on his face.
"I, I really want to be wrapped in a cocoon of light."
My younger son thinks this look is really cool.
If other little playmates knew about it, they would definitely be very envious of him.
When the cocoon of light receded, the little daughter naturally opened her eyes and landed on the ground. At this time, the little daughter had changed a lot. Her previously dry and yellow hair had turned into dark and shiny hair, and her previously thin cheeks had returned to baby fat.
The previously rough skin became white and rosy, and the whole body seemed to have been washed over, pure and free of dirt.
The younger daughter seemed to have turned into a pampered daughter of a rich family, but she also felt like she was born in the world.
The movement here naturally alarmed the government.
Immediately, a police officer flew over. When he saw the youngest girl in the yard, he immediately stepped forward with a smile, cupped his hands and congratulated him: "Congratulations to Lao Shi Zhou, a fairy seedling has been born at home. Look, when will you come to register?"
Wait, by the way, I have an unsolicited invitation here. The Sun family in the county has always wanted a daughter but couldn't get it. If... don't worry, I promise to give you a considerable fee, how about ten taels of silver?"
This is asking him to sell his daughter.
Zhou Laoshi had a gloomy face and said nothing.
The detective smiled and continued: "The Sun family sincerely wants to adopt a daughter, and the price is negotiable..."
Before the other party finished speaking, a young woman in a green skirt followed closely behind and flew over. When she saw it was a girl, she immediately raised her hands with a smile on her face and said: "Wu Lei, the Immortal Seeking Envoy of Qin's Women's College
, I have met Mr. Zhou, are you willing to send your daughter to Qin's Women's College?"
"Qin's Women's College?" Everyone present heard the name of this college for the first time.
The policeman's expression changed and he exclaimed: "Could it be the royal family..."
Wu Lei raised her head, raised her hands in the direction of Luo Jing and said: "It is the Qin family where the Holy Emperor was born. The family owner learned that Liyang Academy only accepts men, and there is no one to teach the women living among the people, so he established a special academy for women.
, to collect women from all over the world into the academy and teach them uniformly."
This is Qin's Women's College, this is clearly the Royal Women's College.
Are the women who enter there still ordinary women?
Zhou Laoshi never thought that his daughter would one day be taught by the royal family.
He quickly nodded and said: "Okay, okay, my little daughter will be entrusted to the royal family, but the tuition fee..."
Wu Lei shook her head and said: "The college does not charge tuition fees, but will also provide subsidies. Students who have just entered the school will receive a subsidy of one or two silver per month."
"What? One tael of silver per month? This, this..."
This is more than he worked hard for half a year.
Wu Lei threw a silver token to Carpenter Zhou and said, "This is the token of our Qin Women's College. A carriage will come to pick you up tomorrow. Please prepare it."
After saying that, Wu Lei turned to look at the policeman and said: "You are so brave, you dare to buy and sell fairy seedlings privately, huh, you just wait to be dismissed and investigated."
As he said that, he looked at the sergeant who finally arrived at the Zhennan Army Corps and said, "I'll leave this person to you."
The sergeant of the Zhennan Army Corps immediately raised his hand and said: "Please rest assured, Sir Xunxian, I promise that this greedy and ignorant little official will not taint your eyes again."
When the policeman heard this, he was so frightened that his body became paralyzed, and he no longer regained his previous majesty.
A sparrow on Zhou Laoshi's wall tilted its head and stared at it for a moment. It didn't spread its wings until the incident was over and flew away.
Wu Lei noticed something, turned to look at the sparrow, and shook her head: "No one? Maybe, it's my imagination."
After everyone left and the sun had set, Zhou Laoshi regained his composure, but everyone's hearts were still hard to calm down.
Lying on the bed, Zhou Laoshi said to his wife: "In the past, I was wrong. I really neglected my two daughters. From now on, the eldest girl should also recite the "Tao Jing" together."
"Master Lin's place..."
Zhou Laoshi shook his head and said: "I finally understand. This "Tao Jing" depends on talent, but you still have to go to school. The little girl has a subsidy of one or two silvers a month, and can send three children to a private school.
If they go to school and learn to read and write, they can still live a good life even if they can't become immortals."
"Okay, everything is up to the boss."
After the sparrow flew away, it flew all the way to the woods outside the city. A woman in colorful clothes sat on a branch, eating fresh peaches picked from nowhere, humming an unknown tune, and followed her whim.
Swinging legs to the beat.
Sparrows flew into the forest one after another, chirping around Cai Yuan. Cai Yuan listened and nodded. Suddenly, Cai Yuan's movements stopped and looked at the sparrow that flew from Zhou Laoshi's house.
"Is it really such a coincidence that I meet someone who resonates with the Taoist Scriptures?"
Cai Yuan stretched out her right hand, and the sparrow happily landed on the back of Cai Yuan's hand, chirping and jumping happily.
Cai Yuan's eyes met the sparrow's mung bean-sized eyes. The sparrow's body froze and stood in place. A red light flashed in Cai Yuan's eyes, as if she had witnessed everything that happened at Zhou Laoshi's house.
"A six or seven-year-old child resonated with the Tao Jing after reciting it only once? Others recited it many times, but it was useless. Could it be that the Tao Jing is really only related to understanding?"
Cai Yuan thought about her own situation.
"I can practice to the basic level of Dharma at such a young age, so my understanding should be enough."
Cai Yuan glanced in Luo Jing's direction and secretly made up her mind: "Maybe I should try it myself."
Cai Yuan immediately waved away the sparrows, sat cross-legged on the branch, and began to recite the "Tao Jing" that she had recited no less than a hundred times before.
This time was obviously different from before. Cai Yuan quickly entered into a state of enlightenment, her body suspended involuntarily, and a cocoon of light slowly took shape.
A colorful giant bird appeared in the sky.
"This is a spiritual root? Do I have a spiritual root?"
Cai Yuan woke up quickly, and the Cai Yuan's Dharma form disappeared instantly in mid-air, and the light cocoon shattered.
"The resonance of "Tao Jing" is indeed related to the Feng Shui formation."
Cai Yuan suddenly sensed something, and her figure flashed and disappeared.
Government officials, guards from the martial arts family, scouts from the legion, demon hunters from the Demon Suppression Department, and many other people flew over from all directions, looking for clues at the place where Cai Yuan disappeared.
Qin Dong walked out of the tent and looked at the colorful kite that suddenly appeared and disappeared outside Qinglin County. Feeling the energy fluctuations in it, he said in surprise: "The lantern holder who reported the message? Did she resonate with the Taoist Scriptures?"
Can the lantern holder also switch to the path of immortal martial arts?
"Why does the man with the lantern resonate with the Taoist Scriptures near Qinglin County?"
Qin Dong thought of something and looked back in Luo Jing's direction.
"The essence of the resonance of "Tao Jing" is that it resonates with the Feng Shui array? If this is the case..."
An idea came to Qin Dong's mind.
"Maybe..."
Qin Dong then shook his head and said: "However, everything will have to wait until after the war. At this time, the most important thing is the next war."