I was pulled back to the top of the mountain by Master and sat down beside him in silence.
My mind was in a mess, but I was thinking about an unrelated question. If it were a child, no, even ten years ago, if Master had told me that he only had one year to live, my first reaction would definitely be Crying uncontrollably.
But now, why am I getting more and more silent... I want to cry but I feel like I can't. I just feel like the huge and cold sadness is about to overwhelm me
Is this the price of growth? It turned into a silence where I wanted to laugh but couldn't feel happy, or wanted to cry but couldn't... I suddenly felt that Master was in such a magnanimous state, what kind of state of mind was it like? People always want to go back after experiencing something, just like adults, they also want to have a childlike and sincere state of mind.
It seems like you are doing useless work, but in fact, if you don’t experience some vicissitudes of life, how can you understand its value? What is gained is actually 'understanding'.
Master's somewhat rough hand fell on my head and remained still. The sound of wind blew by, which seemed to be his sigh.
The power of inheritance is that even small details will be passed down... Just like Master loves to touch my head, and I love to touch Hui Gen'er's head.
"I have been walking for many years. You know I am looking for your master... After so many years, I can say that I have seen your master, but not yet." The master's voice came to my ears, and at this moment it was already There are no big emotions anymore, just the calmness after the experience.
I crossed my legs and listened quietly, and found that there are too many things in life that are worth cherishing. For example, if the tranquility at this moment is good, when will it happen again next time
"You should know the secrets of the remaining souls left behind by your master, right?" the master asked abruptly.
I looked at Master, nodded quietly, and said, "Yes, an old man named Johnny, a friend of Master, told me about it in India."
"Johnny?" Master asked with raised eyebrows.
"Yes, I have experienced a lot. Master, do you want to listen?" Since we are going to tear apart the past, it is better to just talk about it happily.
"Okay, listen..." Master nodded. The wind on the mountain gradually faded with the setting sun. The night slowly came and became darker. Master took out two bottles of wine from his arms and handed them to me. A pot.
I unscrewed the lid, took a sip, and then looked into the distance and said, "Where should I start? Master, let's start with the small bamboo forest house that night when you left me..."
The years of life sometimes seem very long, but when you tell them, you find something amazing, that is, the journey of life that you thought was so long can be condensed into a few hours and explained clearly to one person.
The wine jug was very small and contained less than half a catty of wine, but I drank every sip. When I finished talking about what I had experienced, there was still less than half of the wine left in the jug.
It was originally a sunny day, and the sky was filled with stars at night. Sitting on the top of the mountain and looking at the stars, it felt as if they were within reach. It also felt like gems were twinkling, and the Milky Way in the distance was a mist. The silver ribbon suddenly crossed the sky and stayed like this.
After hearing my experience, Master was silent for a long time. After a long time, he said one sentence: "You have suffered a lot in these years and you have grown up very fast. I feel sorry for you, but I am also very happy."
After saying this, Master took a big sip of wine... One sentence is already worth a thousand words. At this point in our lives, he and I basically don't need too many words to express anything.
"Master, the Tao boy has only suppressed his will for three days... After that, everything is beyond his control... And today is the third day. I don't know if it will be tonight or tomorrow morning. , my will will gradually be wiped out by Tao Tongzi's will. However, the good thing is that he can leave my memory." After telling everything, I pretended to smile relaxedly, and then added : "Actually, my soul is also left behind, but the will in it has become Tao Tongzi's... I'm really worried, that guy's style of doing things is completely different from mine, will he offend all my friends in the future? ”
While I was talking, I raised my head and took a big sip of wine. The bottle was almost empty.
But Master's hand on my head couldn't help but tremble. Maybe he was afraid that I would notice his emotions. He took his hand back and just whispered: "***, I don't have the strength now." Kick you... The core of the soul is the will, and in addition to its original essence, the will will also be formed due to different environments and encounters... Even in the past and present lives, the soul's reincarnation is unchanged, but the will will always be What has changed is that only those who have transcended everything and jumped out of reincarnation can withstand the tempering of one life after another. The closest thing left, or in other words, is the will of the original heart, which refines the will of each life! And the will can be said to be a heart. My heart, my heart is different, why are you talking about keeping your soul? Just like the people are gone, what’s the point of keeping your clothes? Are you my disciple? I just told you to climb this peak, but you I don’t even want my heart anymore.”
I raised my head slightly and said, "If it's possible, why don't I want it? Master, Tao Boy's strong will is not something I can..."
"Bullshit, there is no strong or weak will. In my eyes, there are only right and wrong. The right you realize in this life will definitely cover the mistakes you made in your previous life... The right path is always the mainstream. No matter what the world becomes, The reason why people can still stay awake is that the mainstream still promotes righteousness and kindness... Because people do not live just for themselves, they are not a simple individual, a lonely existence, and only warm things can keep moving forward. The power of life is the ultimate maintenance of the endless cycle of life." Master said to me.
And inexplicably, my heart seemed to be suddenly touched, and the emotions that I had been immersed in sadness for three days seemed to be released a little bit.
Yes, everything good is the ultimate maintenance. Even animals have the instinct to protect their children... This is the warm motherhood given by heaven... If I am right, I will hold my fist tightly. ..Am I right in front of Tao Tongzi
My fists were clenched and turned white, but Master said: "I believe in you. Even in the process of searching for your master for so many years, I have always believed in you."
I did not express my position, but said to Master: "Why did I see Master but not see him?"
"I have seen it, I think you should understand... The beads I gave you are the remnants of your master's soul after being smelted, that is, all the remnants of your master's soul left in this world. But I haven't seen it, It's because to me, your master is a living person who brought me many warm memories, rather than a remnant soul that was stripped away for protection, do you understand?" the master said lightly.
I can understand my master's feelings, but what I can't understand is that Uncle Johnny once told me personally that only he knows the secret of my master's remnant soul. Why did my master find my master's remnant soul
Master seemed to see my doubts, turned around and said to me with a smile: "Actually, this secret is just like what you just told me, only Uncle Johnny knows it... But, since I saw Penglai, I know everything.”
My heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate. Although the mystery of Penglai Kunlun has been bothering me all these years, and it is also the path I have been pursuing... But in my heart, I still feel that I may not be able to pursue it. That is because of the awe of the legend in my heart. .
So, I couldn't help but use the last drink to calm down the emotions in my heart, but I still couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice: "Master, did you really go to Penglai?"
"Penglai?" A confused light appeared in the master's eyes... He seemed to be recalling something, and then he wiped his face and said: "I saw it, but it doesn't mean that I went... Because, At that moment, I suddenly had a profound understanding, that is, people must be in the right place, no, everything must be in the right place, do you understand?”
I shook my head, saying I didn't understand... Penglai was clearly right in front of me, so why did Master say such incomprehensible words? If it were me who discovered the legendary place... My strong curiosity would make me ignore it. All I wanted to do was go to Penglai and see one of the sources of Chinese legends.
"Just like an ant wants to survive in an ant nest, a lion wants to survive on the grassland... I live in this place, but I am not qualified to enter Penglai. So, do you understand?" Master said to me, Then he continued: "Many things don't mean that you can actually touch them if you are close to them... Just like things placed in water will have refraction, and the eyes can also be deceiving."
"Then Master... you mean, even if Penglai is right in front of us, it is still very far away from us?" I was also confused.
The master shook his head and said: "That's not something I can explain to you now... You know, I am your master. If I could explain it to you, I would have made it clear to you long ago."
"Then Master, why did you say that you understood everything when you saw Penglai?" I asked seriously. I remembered the information Jiang Yi gave me, and I found that I had many questions to ask Master.
"That's because the largest remnant soul of your master was guarding the entrance to Penglai. At that moment... I thought I finally saw your master! And I, in fact, only understood it at that time. Well, why do you say that if you want to go to Kunlun, you must first look for Penglai." Master whispered to me.
And all this made my whole body tremble with excitement.
Because no matter how many wonders I see...is there anything more exciting than the places where these myths and legends reside? In fact, I got really close to it. In the Black Rock Miao Village, just when the demon insect transformed... I saw a place shrouded in fog. Looking back afterward, I became more and more suspicious that it was Kunlun!
Now... So, I couldn't help but ask Master: "Why?"