Looking from the courtyard, there are three houses side by side in front of the courtyard. The courtyard is surrounded by damaged earth walls. Although the courtyard is large, there are not many houses inside. The courtyard is full of withered grass, and there is a chicken in the corner of the courtyard.
There is a house and a dog shed.
Qin Zhengyang led them to the room in the middle. He saw that the room was neat and tidy, giving people a bright feeling. This room should be a living room, with a square table placed inside and a few benches placed randomly.
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As soon as Ling Tianyun and the old monk entered the house, they just took a look at the room. It was just a relatively ordinary folk house, and there was nothing that they paid too much attention to. They randomly found a bench and sat down.
At this time, Qin Zhengyang made a pot of tea and brought it in.
"Brother Qin, where are your family members? Why are you the only one here?" Ling Tianyun asked him, holding the teacup in his hand. The old monk was speechless and was tasting the tea with his head lowered and his eyebrows lowered. The tea was not that good.
As for tea, ordinary people can't afford any good tea at all, so they buy expired tea from tea shops, as well as some low-quality tea.
"The house is humble and simple. I hope you two won't take it personally." Qin Zhengyang greeted the two of them and drank tea.
At this time, several discordant sounds of "cuckoo" were heard, and the old monk smiled awkwardly, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Donor Qin, Bugui Mansion still has some dry food to satisfy hunger, Lao Na and Xiao Xiao
Those who have traveled over mountains and ridges alone are now starving."
Ling Tianyun couldn't help laughing again when he heard the old monk's words, but he still held back and asked Qin Zhengyang: "My master is old, I wonder if Brother Qin can get some coarse grains to satisfy his hunger.
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"I'm sorry for neglecting you two. There is nothing edible in my humble house. Please wait while I go to the neighbor's house to see if I can borrow some to satisfy your hunger first." Qin Zhengyang said apologetically, he didn't have any.
He thought that the old man, the young man and the young man would cross the canyon of Qingyun Mountain without bringing some dry food with them. After saying that, he went out, probably to borrow some dry food from the neighbors.
When the old monk saw Qin Zhengyang going out, his turbid eyes changed and turned into a sharp light. He said to Ling Tianyun: "Young boy, do you see something is wrong?"
Ling Tianyun took a sip of tea from the cup, pondered for a while and said: "Master, I just don't understand who he is. If he is a bandit, he is obviously not. He does not have the unique banditry of a bandit.
I am angry, and it seems that this person is dressed this way. My big man stipulates that young people over the age of 16 must join the army. If this person is from this village, he obviously knows such a rule, but why is he still in this village?
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The old monk looked at him approvingly for a while, nodded and asked, "What else?"
"This courtyard looks like just a courtyard for ordinary villagers, but I didn't find any traces of burning fires for cooking. Although there were piles of dry grass outside for firewood in the winter, there seemed to be no traces of being disturbed. There were no traces of it.
There is that black dog. In fact, he could have stopped it from the beginning, but he didn't. Obviously he wanted to find out the details about you, Master."
Ling Tianyun raised his head and looked at the old monk with a half-smile. He was no longer so afraid of this mysterious old monk. After getting in touch with him along the way, he actually knew something about it. He asked some questions about this old monk.
Identity, and the old monk joked about it for a while, or changed the subject and passed it by.
"Hahaha, then tell me how this person can call so many villagers to come to the exit of the sky to surround us. The other group of people are real villagers." The old monk asked Ling Tianyun with a smile.
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"This is something I have never been able to figure out. Maybe these villagers were bribed by him. But what is their original intention, and why did they send people to line the sky to surround them. Obviously they didn't know that we passed through that place at first.
Canyon, then who were they trying to block in the first place? Could it be that as he said, the original intention was to block the spies sent by the bandits?" Ling Tianyun thought hard, but couldn't figure it out.
"It's very simple. If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Everything will come to light when the truth comes out. Some things cannot be taken at face value. You have to look at it more carefully." The old monk said in a very calm tone. At this time, his tone was very peaceful.
"Master, if I really have an accident, will you save me?" Ling Tianyun asked this most concerning question.
The old monk shook his head and said: "No, if you are willing to be a little scout under your father, I may save you. If you still want to become a truly peerless strong man in this troubled world, I will not
No matter what I do to help you, everything depends on you. You still have to find your own path."
Ling Tianyun was stunned. This tone sounded exactly like what his father Ling Duozhi said on the day he left Baishui City. He didn't understand what purpose this old monk who suddenly appeared next to him had for him.
He thought of Guo Huaian and Mr. He, and wondered if they were strong men in this troubled world.
The old monk seemed to have seen Ling Tianyun's thoughts, and his deep eyes seemed to be able to see through everything. But he said nothing, lightly squeezing the tea cup in his hand, showing a lonely look in his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
For a moment, none of them spoke, and there was a silence.
"Why me?" Ling Tianyun broke the silence. His eyes were full of confusion. He looked at the old monk in a daze. He understood that the old monk must have a purpose for appearing next to him, but he didn't know what the purpose was.
What is it? So he asked back, trying to open the gap in the mouth and see if he could find out anything.
"If you wish it were you, it would be you; if you wish it wasn't you, it wouldn't be you."
The old monk smiled, and his smile was so weird. His gentle words instantly defused Ling Tianyun's inquiry, like a punch in the air, without any effect.
"What a cunning old monk." Ling Tianyun cursed in his heart, but he still asked the other party calmly: "What does a real strong person mean in this troubled world? Is it a martial arts cultivation or an achievement?
A lifetime of fame. What is a strong person, and what is a weak person?"
"That's a good question, but the old monk is too hungry to answer you now."
This old monk looked like a scoundrel again, with an expression of "you can't stand me" all over his face. Ling Tianyun was so angry that he had to beat the monk severely. But he still gave up.
The air-controlling hand that the old monk showed along the way could make him retreat. If he really couldn't help but go forward and beat him, he wouldn't be asking for abuse.
The old monk kept adjusting Ling Tianyun's anus all the way, but did not give him any answers. This made Ling Tianyun depressed for a while, but he did not dare to break out, otherwise it would be another sneak attack, causing him great pain.
"I really wonder, Master, if you are a wild monk who was expelled from some monastery, pretending to be a ghost everywhere. Maybe I am the child you deceived with a piece of candy." Ling Tianyun said to the other party jokingly.
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Who knew that the old monk was not annoyed or angry, he was holding the tea cup leisurely and contentedly. He stared at Ling Tianyun for a long time with his eyes as deep as the sea, he sighed and said: "You stupid boy, you are good at everything."
, you are strict in dealing with people. When will you get rid of the military temperament in you, and when will you be able to amuse the old monk and make me happy, maybe I will tell you a lot of things."
"So, Master, when can I become a truly strong person? What height must a strong person reach before he can be called a truly strong person?" Ling Tianyun quickly asked the old monk, knowing that he might start to relax.
, explained everything to him. His eyes were filled with hope, and he kept looking at the other person.
"You are such a bear, but you still want to be strong. But it mainly depends on how high your heart is. The higher your heart is, the higher your achievements will be."
The old monk did not forget to hit him, of course, just like a puppy, beating him with a stick and then giving him a bone. At this time, Ling Tianyun was the puppy being led by the nose by the old monk. He was beaten by his owner.
After receiving a handful of bones, he still wagged his tail and begged for a bone. After being given a bone, he was given a stick.
"How high is the heart? How high does the heart have to be to be considered high?" Ling Tianyun became more and more confused as he listened. He could only hear the words in a fog, and he asked again. Anyway, he was hit hard by the old monk.
Yes, it wouldn't be a shame even if I ask a few more times.
"I??????" The old monk was speechless for a moment by his question. He was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but this time he didn't hit him hard again.
The old monk drank the tea in the cup in one gulp and said with a long breath: "You bastard, you are so angry with me, old monk. I think you are a child who cannot be taught. You have to understand these things by yourself, old monk."
What's the point of saying it." After saying this, he looked very angry and resentful. He stretched out the cup and motioned for Ling Tianyun to pour tea.
Ling Tianyun bowed respectfully and filled a cup of tea for the old monk. He didn't say anything. He knew that the old monk had something to say next. Sure enough, the old monk held up the teacup and didn't drink the tea, but stretched the teacup in front of Ling Tianyun.
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He asked the other party: "What is this?"
"A cup of tea," Ling Tianyun answered honestly.
The old monk drank the cup of tea in one gulp, raised the empty cup and asked Ling Tianyun, "What is this?"
"There's nothing, just an empty cup." Ling Tianyun didn't understand why the other party asked such a simple question, but he still answered honestly.
"If I fill this cup with tea, we will say it is a cup of tea. If we fill this cup with water, we will say it is a cup of water. And we will only pay attention when there is nothing in the cup.
It turns out this is a cup." The old monk looked at him and said.
Ling Tianyun nodded after hearing this, but he was still puzzled. Who wouldn't understand such a simple truth?
"If we want to hold more tea, what should we do?" The old monk reached out and filled the empty cup in his hand with tea, and asked Ling Tianyun.
"Of course I'll change it to a bigger cup." Ling Tianyun blurted out almost without thinking.
"Then do you understand now?" The old monk did not deny his answer, and of course he did not affirm it. He did not continue on this issue. He could only stop there. Ling Tianyun had to rely on Ling Tianyun to understand everything. In front of him.
Although this young man behaves in a typical military manner, he is strict and sometimes does not think of adapting. But he likes the tenacity in him. I don't know how much his tough body can withstand.
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What does this high heart have to do with this tea cup? Ling Tianyun lowered his head and knitted his eyebrows in thought. He seemed to have thought of something, but he couldn't catch it. The old monk was drinking alone. He didn't disturb Ling Tianyun and was still himself.
It would be good for him to understand it. Otherwise, even if he says it, it won't make much sense.
Ling Tianyun seemed to have caught something. He opened his eyes suddenly, and a flash of light shot out from his eyes. He understood that he had been thinking about such a simple truth for so long. This cup is like a person's heart, a person
His achievements depend on his thoughts, determination and hard work.
"Thank you, Master." He bowed to the old monk sincerely and thanked him. Although the old monk didn't order anything, he had actually told him a lot. The final deciding factor was himself and had nothing to do with others.
At this time, there was a slight knock on the door, and someone seemed to have come outside. At this time, Qin Zhengyang had not come back from borrowing rations. The old man and the young looked at each other and didn't know what to do. The knock on the door seemed to be louder again.
Yes, maybe the person outside the door is waiting impatiently or there is something urgent.
Ling Tianyun had no choice but to get up and walk out the door. He couldn't let the old monk open the door, so he had to open the door himself.
As soon as he opened the door only a small crack, he felt a figure rushing in through the crack. Before he could see the figure clearly, the figure rolled towards him with a scent of fragrance.
Come over. He subconsciously used his hands to block, and his palms touched a soft place. His body was numb as if he was electrocuted, and his mind was shaken. He hurriedly released his hands again, and a soft body collided with it.
Full of heart.
He took a closer look and felt that the figure looked familiar. The man in his arms raised his head. When he saw the face of the man who had crashed into his arms, he was stunned.