After I asked this question, Johnny fell into deep thought, but his hand was still shaking the red wine glass unconsciously.
Because of my question, the atmosphere in the entire restaurant fell into an unusually silent and tense state, including Tao Bai and Lu Shan. After getting along for so long, they naturally understood that our ultimate goal is to find our predecessors. People are born to be friends of life and death, so they are naturally nervous.
This atmosphere lasted for nearly a minute. This minute was the most nerve-wracking minute in my life. I felt that in the end even my breathing turned into gasping. When my spirit seemed to have reached its limit, Johnny Then he put down the cup with a 'pop' sound.
Then he looked at me with flashing eyes and said: "Little guy, it seems that I have been hiding from the world for too long and missed many wonderful stories. I can't give you a general answer to your question now. You must tell me what happened." What?"
"Don't you want to contact Sister Jenny and the others?" What Johnny said made me slightly relieved. At least he didn't completely deny anything. What I was worried about was nothing more than the safety of Master and the others, but I was very curious. How could Nigeria be so closed off? The source of information is not even as good as Wal-Mart.
"The Indian cultivator circle was originally a relatively closed cultivator circle. It can also be said to be a paradise for exiled cultivators in the world's cultivator circle. Do you understand what I mean?" Johnny continued eating as he spoke. For his steak, I was amazed at his amazing appetite. Each portion of the steak seemed to be a kilogram, and he had already eaten the third portion without knowing it, along with many other dishes.
"You mean, because you are a Taoist, you cannot integrate into the circle of Indian cultivators, but you are unwilling to leave India, so you have a lack of information?" As I spoke, I also took a big bite of steak, and suddenly I find that eating can relieve stress very well.
Simply, I started to eat a mouthful of red wine and a mouthful of steak.
Johnny glanced at me appreciatively. He didn't know whether it was because of my eating behavior or because of my answer. While chewing the steak, he said: "Yes, you analyzed a very important reason. In addition, One reason is that when my important people, including my lover, friends and relatives, all left me one after another, I closed myself off and refused to contact anyone in the past. That would only make me sad! Therefore, I would rather be a The rotten man named Singer lives as he pleases, but always misses the point. I can't catch up with your master's level. Maybe if I live for more than 100 years, I will still be far behind. He once..." Johnny's There was a look of reminiscence in his eyes, and he didn't know if he had strayed from the topic because he was old and talked too much.
But I couldn't push him, so I could only wait secretly, cursing myself for asking such irrelevant nonsense.
"Yes, he once said something like this. The most ideal state of life is for people to have no taboos and always have awe in their hearts! It is easy to understand, but difficult to achieve. In fact, it is a very profound sentence, using a philosophical tone. To put it simply, it is to achieve a unity of opposites, which is like the Taoist Bagua chart, separation, reconciliation, opposition, and unity. This attitude towards life is too difficult!" Johnny commented, making us all stunned. .
Because these words of our master also make us think about it, what does it mean that people can have no taboos but always have awe in their hearts? What's rare is not just this sentence, but this degree of grasp. Being able to do these subtle details, isn't it already a god
But Johnny reacted at this time, glanced at us apologetically, and said: "I talked too much. This is always the case when it comes to the most important friend in my life. Okay, what I just said I have been closed off for a long time and don’t know a lot of news. I wonder if you, a junior, can tell me?"
At this time, I had just woken up from my meditation. How could I still dare to be negligent and long-winded? I immediately briefly told what happened after Master left, as well as our analysis and various clues after Master left. Anyway, I said everything I could.
This is not because he was ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry, but because Johnny took the initiative to talk about Penglai. He will be our biggest guide in our confused future.
A lot happened, so I talked about these words for a long time, nearly an hour. I was talking in detail, and others were adding to it. I didn’t want to miss any details or clues. I was afraid that because of these, things would change. Johnny's answer to give us.
Johnny didn't pay much attention to what he heard at first, and continued to eat and drink while listening. But after hearing this, he had forgotten to eat and drink, interrupted midway, and asked the servants to remove the cups, plates, and bowls from the table, and then He took us to the study room and made us a few cups of coffee before letting us continue.
When he heard what was said later, Johnny's brows also furrowed. It wasn't until I talked about my experience of escaping to India that Johnny finally interrupted me with a wave of his hand. He stood up, holding the coffee cup, and repeated the words in the room. After walking around for a few steps, he sat down again, took a sip of coffee, and said with a rather solemn expression: "I have met your master twice before. At that time, Li was not missing. No, he was so called missing. . Behind his disappearance, I am the only one in this world who knows part of the truth. Let’s not talk about this first. Let’s talk about your master first. Before Li disappeared, he came to see me in secret once. He said to me this Yes, several disciples are in love, and for the first time in his life, he felt concerned and deeply helpless."
At this point, Johnny sighed: "Li was really helpless at that time. As his old friend, I can feel it! It was also the first time for him to have such emotions! He didn't say much, but he said He already knew the fate of his disciples, but he was unable to change it, because fate did not fall on a few disciples... This was his debt and sin in the world. He said that he discovered for the first time that knowing too much was also a kind of pain. It was a pleasure to not be able to see the future clearly. I couldn't understand him at the time. When you talk about this matter now, I think back to that time. I think Li at that time had probably figured out that his apprentice would look for him in the future. , embarking on a difficult journey.”
"What does this mean? What are the consequences of Master and the others going to Penglai?" The question finally came back to the beginning, and my heart became extremely nervous again.
"Don't worry, listen to me! Li is my closest friend. Even though he is close, it does not affect my admiration for him and his omnipotence in my eyes... Li Chun These children are embarking on the road to Kunlun, and even Li can't stop them or change their fate. I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do." Johnny shook his head and said.
My face suddenly turned gray because I heard a foreshadowing of a bad answer from Johnny's mouth.
With a 'Peng' sound, the coffee cup that Chengzhen was holding fell from his hand. The coffee was spilled on Chengzhen, and the quilt rolled to the side. Chengzhen didn't respond for a long time. After a few seconds, she suddenly I choked up.
"No, Chengzhen, you have to calm down!" Brother Chengqing stood up suddenly, pulled out a few tissues, and handed them to Chengzhen while hurriedly picking up the coffee cup. He was no longer calm.
Looking at everyone, their emotions had changed to some extent. Only I, holding on to the armrest of the sofa where Johnny was sitting, could barely stabilize my emotions and said in a trembling voice: "Uncle Johnny, Actually, can you be more direct?"
"Well, in fact, before I really became anonymous, there was a period of extremely crazy time, that is, I was doing a big thing with your master. I knew clearly that without my guidance and without the necessary conditions, I would embark on this journey. The possibility of Penglai is not even 100%! Going to Penglai by walking on a dragon is a feasible way, but this is only one of the conditions. It can even be said that it is not a necessary condition. It is just a way to find Penglai. From you As for the clues mentioned, Li Chun and the others have already found Penglai, but after that, I can't give you any answer. The only thing that's certain is that they can't set foot on Penglai, let alone go there. To me, it's all elusive. Kunlun." At this point, Johnny's eyes flashed with apology.
Hearing this, I had an inexplicable feeling of heartbreak. I didn't think that the Masters had finally encountered something unexpected, but that I felt sad and heartbroken that the Masters and the others fell short in their efforts. Then, I raised my head and found everyone in the room. There was a lot of sobbing, and everyone in Lao Li's lineage, including Brother Chengqing, actually shed tears.
'Huh' I let out a long sigh, suddenly stood up, and said loudly: "Why are you crying? Uncle Johnny is just sure that our master will not be able to set foot in Penglai, not that he is dead. Why are you crying? Wipe away your tears and cheer up."
At this time, as a senior brother of Lao Li, I must resist and cheer up everyone's mood, even though I am also suffering in my heart.
"Yes, actually the masters are not necessarily dead, I...I..." Lu Shan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly stood up, looking excited and wanted to say something, but I waited for a long time and didn't say anything.
I looked at Lu Shan doubtfully and asked, "Lu Shan, what do you want to say?"
Lu Shan's face turned red, and he took a deep breath before saying to me: "Chengyi, I'm sorry. I once said that I would sit down and talk to you about my affairs when I have free time, but I have never had such an opportunity. Go to Sikkim, India, Ruyue is injured, I will tell you, but let’s wait for Uncle Johnny to finish everything.”
At this time, Johnny put down the coffee cup and said in a calm tone: "Chengyi is right, the answer I can confirm is that your master cannot reach Penglai, but there are no absolutes in this world, and this guy Lichun , although I have only met him twice, he is definitely a man of great wisdom. You don’t have to be too sad. You also have to walk the Penglai Road. Maybe we will meet and get together on this road. Even, You really don’t have to be too persistent. Just like my whole life, I have watched my loved ones leave one by one, but I am still alive. Of course, it is because I have a commitment and mission to my friends. It is also because I am learning to train my mind. Learn to put it down after picking it up.”
Johnny's words obviously played a big role and gave us great comfort. In addition, Lu Shan jumped out and said something for no reason. Everyone finally calmed down a lot, started to calm down, and continued to listen to what Johnny was going to say next. the words said.
It's very important to set foot on Penglai and truly awaken the master? Only then did I realize the horror of this sentence. What does it mean to wake up the master
We all became quiet, but Johnny's expression became inexplicably heavy. He looked at me and said: "Chengyi, in what you said to me, there is a person who does not appear often, but you often mention him. Is it right?"
"You mean...?" Johnny's thinking was obviously too fast. We were waiting for his next words, but he asked me a question inexplicably.
"A man named Yang Sheng, please tell me everything about him in detail. This is very important." Johnny said seriously.
I was stunned, and Yang Sheng was involved again? He is a scientist, how come things like Penglai and Kunlun, which are considered myths in Taoism, can be related to him? More than an hour of narration seems to be quite long, but it is impossible for me to talk about every character in detail. I only mentioned a few points about Yang Sheng. I didn’t expect Johnny to be so interested in him.
I tried hard to recall everything about this person, but I didn’t expect Wal-Mart to stand up at this moment and said loudly: "Oh, Yang Sheng, I finally remembered this convoluted name, Chengyi, I Didn’t I once tell you something about the attitude of the righteous way? It mentioned a key figure of the four major forces, and the key figure who brought changes to them was Yang Sheng! Yang Sheng! "
There was a "boom", and my mind went numb for some reason, and all kinds of past events whizzed past my mind.
I didn't expect that it would be him who finally forced me to step onto the duel stage, and I didn't expect that after I stepped on it, he would be the final enemy I faced.
I took a few deep breaths, forced myself to calm down, and said to Johnny with a calm expression: "Yang Sheng, when I first met him, I was still a teenager. At that time..."