It was indeed an ordinary family banquet. The peasant woman’s craftsmanship was very ordinary, and the dishes were not unusual. It was just a plate of dried tofu, a plate of fried vegetables, a plate of cut bacon, and a plate of peanuts sprinkled with fine salt. , two bowls of brown rice, and a jug of bad wine. In the dark room, Fang Xing sat opposite the village woman. After eating the meal and drinking the pot of bad wine in silence, the village woman got up, After clearing away the cups and plates, he brewed a cup of tea for Fang Xing in a rough tile cup and brought it to Fang Xing, then sat beside him lightly, looking at each other without saying a word.
"Did you come here specially to find me?"
After a long silence, the village woman smiled lightly, revealing a radiance that could not be concealed by her coarse clothes.
Fang Xing shook his head with a smile, and said, "Actually, I never knew you were here!"
The village woman nodded, and after a while of silence, she asked softly, "I've heard about you, where have you been these past few years?"
Fang Xing said with a smile: "It's just walking around!"
The village woman's eyes fell on him with some concern, and she hesitated: "Why... I feel your breath..."
Fang Xing took a sip from his teacup and said, "It's useless!"
The village woman's hands trembled, and the soles of Zhengna's shoes fell to the ground, and she looked at Fang Xing almost in shock: "How could this be?"
Fang Xing was too lazy to answer, he smiled and said, "What about you? Ye Guyin, the dignified fairy, why do you live in seclusion here?"
Hearing the word "female fairy", the village woman fell silent, and after a long time, she sighed.
"My heart is ruined!"
After a long time, she said softly: "After you left Fengchan Mountain, many things happened. So many monks from Shenzhou were encouraged by you and Senior Sister Li to practice hard and make great progress, but I don't know why. , when I first went to Shenzhou, so many people insulted and bullied me, I gritted my teeth and endured it, but after you broke the ten formations of Zen, everything began to develop in a good direction, but my Taoist heart was not stable. At that time, I was already a half-step golden elixir cultivation base, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't form the alchemy for a long time. On the contrary, the more I practiced, the more unstable my realm became. When I was in a hurry, I even appeared insane !"
She bit her lip lightly, and after a long silence, she sighed softly, and said, "I don't know what's wrong, please respect the teacher, he is also helpless, only saying that my heart is not stable, and it is very difficult to continue practicing." Dangerous things, finally pointed out a way for me, that is to go to the mortal world, return to the mortal world to live a good life for a few years, maybe I can find my lack of Dao Xin, so I came here, guarding the other four seniors. Tomb, secondly, it is also to calm myself down and think about things!"
"Are you used to it?"
Fang Xing asked back with a smile.
Ye Guyin smiled wryly, and said: "At the beginning, I was not used to it, even though I lived in Bingyin Palace, where countless people served and took care of me, I was still used to it. Later, I simply gave up everything and just thought of myself as a village woman living alone in the Now, I'm getting used to it!"
"Well, I can always get used to it!"
Fang Xing nodded, and then said nothing for a long time.
When a cup of tea was finished, night had already fallen, Fang Xing put down the cup of tea, and got up with a flick of his sleeves.
Ye Guyin also stood up, looked at the night outside, hesitated for a moment, and said: "It's getting dark, let's go tomorrow!"
Fang Xing turned his head and glanced at her, thought for a while, smiled slightly, and walked out the door.
Ye Guyin's body trembled, and she lost her voice: "Are you still refusing to forgive me?"
Fang Xing turned around and said with a strange expression, "No..."
Ye Guyin looked a little miserable, and said with a wry smile, "Then why don't you even stay overnight?"
Fang Xing's expression became even weirder: "My donkey hasn't been fed yet..."
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The red-faced Ye Guyin went to tidy up the room, while Fang Xing walked slowly into the yard, took a handful of green grass that Ye Guyin had left to feed the pigs, and threw it to the stubborn donkey who sometimes disagreed with him, and then Back in the room, Ye Guyin had already packed out the woodshed, but she planned to let Fang Xing live in her room and live in the woodshed herself, but Fang Xing couldn't help but enter the woodshed.
The night is bright and the stars are sparse, and the night is shrouded in the earth, and the silence is terrifying.
Fang Xing was lying on the bed with his arm pillowed, his body was covered with a coarse cotton back, and he was warm in the sun.
I don't know how long he waited, but a hallucination appeared in front of his eyes.
A fairy in white descended from the sky, her skin was as snowy as snow, her white jade was flawless, her slender legs were half covered by the white dress, but they were faintly visible in the hazy light, and her crystal and flawless feet were stepping on the void, stepping lightly towards her. He walked over and fell on his body like a veil, staring at Fang Xing with a beautiful face, with soft eyes, getting closer and closer to Fang Xing.
"does it worth?"
Fang Xing opened his eyes and looked at the man in front of him.
"Do you know why my Dao heart is unstable?"
The woman's eyes were blurred, and she approached Fang Xing lightly, as if she was talking in her sleep, but she was so sad that she couldn't hold back: "After the first battle of Feng Chan, the Northern Region of Shenzhou was in chaos. It has developed. I, monk Nanzhan, have gone through ups and downs, and finally have my own hope. You should know the remnants of the Taishang Taoism. They have given a lot of help to the Daxueshan lineage. Standing ground, for this matter, there was once a senior Confucianist from Beishenshan who resisted the pressure of the Huangfu family, wrote a book of Lingyun with his blood, and commented on the thirty-six saints who made great contributions in the process of establishing the Tao in the south... I was also listed, but I was troubled by this reputation all day long... Brother Fang, I'm sorry... At that time, I could have gone up to the mountain to fight, but I chose to stand by in the end... I have regretted it for many years... "
Fang Xing was slightly stunned: "It's just such a small thing that ruined your Taoism?"
Ye Guyin chuckled: "Just let me understand that I am far less proud than I imagined..."
Fang Xing stopped talking, but for the first time, he felt that the long-legged girl was not so annoying.
"Let's not talk about that. When I went back to Zhan Nan, my master once said that if I really want to understand the true way of mortals, build a mortal mind, and grasp the true meaning of mortals, I should marry a mortal and live a solid life. I can't be cruel... "
Ye Guyin slowly leaned on Fang Xing's body, with a deep voice: "You are also a mortal now, everything is just right!"
Fang Xing smiled slightly, and was about to speak, but Ye Guyin covered his mouth: "Don't embarrass me!"
Fang Xing stopped talking. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to speak again
The soft white light faded gradually, but there was a slight moaning sound in the firewood room.
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I don't know how long it took, the movement in the firewood room gradually weakened, and only a faint fragrance permeated the room.
Suddenly, the room was full of light, and Ye Guyin, who had a crystal clear body, lit up the firewood room. She looked at Fang Xing with a shocked expression, then looked down at herself, and frowned tightly. It seems that there is something to say.
Fang Xing sighed lightly and said, "You understand?"
Ye Guyin bit her lip, nodded lightly, and said, "How could this be?"
Fang Xing put his hands behind his head, smiled wryly, and said, "Although my Dao foundation has been damaged, the physical changes brought about by the practice are still there. Someone built the network of the eight extraordinary meridians in my body back then. The ninth meridian outside, there is this ninth meridian, when I have a cultivation base, the yin and yang blending will feed back the female body, but now I have no cultivation base, it is like an abyss that cannot be filled, and the opponent's Tao The source is extracted, I used to have a cultivation base, and I can control it, but now I can't control the ninth channel. You have a cultivation base, but you are only slightly aware of it, and it can be worn out. If it is a mortal woman, I am afraid I've lost my life now!"
Ye Guyin frowned tightly, suddenly her eyes lit up slightly, and said: "If that's the case, your cultivation..."
Fang Xing smiled wryly, waved his hands, and said, "This method won't work!"
Ye Guyin stopped talking, and with a flick of her fingers, the light gradually dimmed. In the room, Fang Xing's breathing suddenly became heavier.
"... You don't have to restrain yourself, after all I still have my cultivation, this night, you can ask for it..."
"well… "
Fang Xing's sigh sounded, and after a while, he suddenly cursed: "Damn, then I'll be rude!"
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Fang Xing lived in the farmhouse around the Daxue Mountain for half a year, working at sunrise and resting at sunset every day, chopping firewood and weeding, weeding and hunting, and helping Ye Guyin with small farm work. Talking to Ye Guyin, I just avoided all the familiar people and the principles of practice. I often feel that I have nothing to say, but I feel that this high-ranking woman who has lost all her charms seems to be a different person. The tranquility during the day and the madness at night always give Fang Xing an unreal sense of alienation.
After half a year, he knew that he couldn't live anymore, Ye Guyin's plump face was a little thinner.
And he also felt some kind of indescribable boredom for this peaceful life.
This kind of dull life is really not suitable for me...
"Your dao heart is damaged because you are a proud person, and you look down on yourself in your heart, so your dao heart can't be stabilized. To put it bluntly, you still have to lose face. It's actually useless to compensate me with what you think is the right way. I didn't think there was anything wrong with what you did, and naturally I couldn't say that I didn't forgive you. It's not me, but you who can't let go. After all, it would be nice if you had a thicker skin. What's wrong with the inner demon, but if you really can't thicken your skin, then do more things that please your heart, otherwise, you won't be able to find your heart after living here for a hundred years. I'm leaving, take care! "
In the early morning, Fang Xing led the green donkey and started on the road again. Ye Guyin, who was dressed in purple, saw him off at the entrance of the courtyard.
After embarking on a long journey again, Fang Xing headed towards the northwest of the Chu region. For some reason, he felt homesick.
"Ghost Smoke Valley has been neglected for a long time, should it be full of weeds?"