Lei Jing took the knife and felt that it was more active than the previous two wooden knives. She finally asked: "Sir, I have a question to ask you."
Shen Lian put the knife back into the sleeve of his robe, took off his wooden clogs, put his feet in the clear and moving stream, and let the running water wash his feet, just like the Buddha once washed his feet in the Ganges. This kind of quiet and pleasant feeling Any qi practitioner who is proficient in the cultivation of the soul will feel that it is a great opportunity to capture this posture. If you visualize Shen Lian's posture at this time, you will definitely be able to improve your soul.
He motioned for Lei Jing to sit next to him, and the master and apprentice washed their feet together in this quiet and remote place. Lei Jing was a little shy at first, and then sat down gracefully.
The rock was a little cold, but very clean. The wood chips scattered by Shen Lian when carving the wooden knife had already flowed away with the water.
Shen Lian turned his head and said to his female student: "Now you can say what you want to ask."
Lei Jing felt the coolness of the water stimulating the soles of her feet. The pores on her body were opened and closed more powerfully by the water's inspiration, which made her feel comfortable and smooth her blood.
She said leisurely: "Why did Mr. carve the wooden knife? Is it just for fun? What the student is more curious about is that the wooden knife is obviously a dead object, but when it is carved from the hands of the teacher, I think it has spirituality. The first two** ** The two wooden knives I picked up, when I fell asleep, I seemed to hear them breathing, if they were there or not, but they were indeed breathing ideas. "
Shen Lian smiled slightly and said: "Jing'er, you can feel the breathing of Mu Dao. It's really a great progress. In fact, all living things in the world have breathing, and it's not limited to the mouth and nose. You feel that there is nothing wrong. Mu Dao It is true that they have spirituality, or even demonic nature, but now they are so weak that there is no difference between spirits and demons."
Lei Jing lowered her head and thought for a while, then asked: "Sir, he said that spirituality and demonic nature should be a kind of self-awareness, or soul, but why are there spirits and demons?"
Shen Lian clapped his hands and said: "Importantly speaking, Jing'er, I believe you will become a Taoist in the future. As for the difference between spirits and demons, it is actually difficult to distinguish clearly. I can't make a judgment on my own, but I can Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there were two sheep. Each of them had a piece of grass around them. They both liked to eat grass. However, one sheep always wanted to eat grass until it was satisfied. Moreover, when it ate grass, it did not even let go of the grass roots. However, soon the grass around it was gone, and it had no choice but to leave early to find the next grassland; while the other sheep knew how to stop eating grass and would not damage the roots of the grass. It is divided into several small areas. After eating half of the grass in one area, it will be replaced by another one. This goes on and on, and that piece of grass supports it for a long time. "
Lei Jingruo realized something: "Sir, what you are saying is that spirituality means knowing how to stop in moderation, while demonic nature means being wanton and wanton."
Shen Lian's eyes were focused on the other side. A leaf fell from a branch and flowed into the water. It disappeared in an instant. The leaf fell off precisely because an insect only ate the base of the leaf.
He said slowly: "You are right, but not entirely. It is natural for sheep to like to eat grass. At first, the sheep wanted to eat grass, and it also wanted to eat grass all the time, but it did not restrain its desire and let its appetite go unscrupulously. , so the grass quickly became deserted. The other one was not only able to restrain its appetite, but also divided the grass into sections, telling itself when to eat only the grass in one section. "
Lei Jing suddenly realized and said: "I understand, sir, you want to tell me the difference between doing what you want to do and not doing anything if you don't want to do it. He is also talking about how to control our nature, not Let it flow. Just like this water, it can flow anywhere, but with the restraint of the river, it will not flood everywhere and can exist for a long time. "
"It's just that I still have a question." Lei Jing continued.
"I know what you want to ask. You want to say that if the sheep finds more fertile grassland after leaving, or robs the grassland of other sheep, it can still eat without restraint. In other words, if there is a powerful If you have the power, you don't have to worry so much and you can do whatever you want, just like your uncle King Xia, as long as he wants to do it, there is nothing he can't do," Shen Lian said slowly, speaking clearly to Lei Jing's heart. talk.
The worldview she has shaped over the past ten years will naturally not change just because of Shen Lian's few words.
Besides, Daxia can be the sheep that eats unscrupulously, because they are better than others, and if they don’t have enough, they can just grab others’.
The law of the jungle is the law of heaven and earth.
Lei Jing nodded and carefully paid attention to Shen Lian's reaction.
It's just that Shen Lian's expression was as usual and he didn't have any dissatisfaction with her. Maybe Shen Lian was dissatisfied and didn't show it, but she would not change her mind at this time.
She replied softly: "So sir, you think our Xia Clan has demonic nature?"
Shen Lian smiled lightly and said, "I didn't say that. You have to take good care of these three wooden knives. Next, I will teach you another skill." It is difficult to persuade a person to change his cognition, even if Shen Lian can pass the Dao Techniques forcefully change the worldview a person has accepted since childhood, but what is the difference between that and Yanxu? And if you always think about making others like yourself, how boring the world will be.
Lei Jing asked curiously: "Sir, are you going to teach me the divine channel technique? But I haven't developed the magic power yet."
Shen Lian looked at her slightly curled and long eyelashes, and her eyes were more agile than the stream. He thought to himself that this was a woman favored by the Creator. He said: "Although you are a woman, you exude the most noble spirit of the Xia clan." Blood, so your strength is not bad, so I will teach you carving next."
Lei Jing felt that carving was more interesting than practicing inner breathing. She said, "Okay, what will sir teach me to carve?"
Shen Lian said softly: "There are twenty days until the full moon, which is also the day when your Xia Kingdom worships the moon. On that day, the King of Xia will hold a palace banquet. You try to use those three wooden knives to make a stone sculpture that looks like your uncle's. , but don’t carve the eyes, I will give you guidance until you complete the stone carving to my satisfaction.”
After hearing what Shen Lian said, Lei Jing became more and more interested. If her uncle saw that she had carved a stone sculpture that looked like him, he would be very surprised on the day of the palace banquet. "
But she was a little hesitant in her heart, whether there would be any problems with the stone carvings, but since the husband asked her to carve it, it would be difficult to hide it from her if he did it. At worst, let Guan Longzi take a look first.
Although this man always pretended to be sophisticated, Lei Jing knew in her heart that he would not betray her uncle.