The bamboo forest is quiet, but I can't calm down.
Sitting in front of the old Taoist priest, I kept telling myself, calm down, calm down, but the whole person opened his eyes from time to time.
I glanced around at the corner of my eyes, and there was no other figure except us.
In this deep forest, my heart was pounding, a gust of wind blew, and the rustling sound made me feel goose bumps.
"Cough cough." At this moment, the old Taoist coughed gently in front of me.
His voice is still steady, "Hou San, close your eyes and tell me there is no movement here."
"Of course there is." I didn't even think about it, and immediately replied, "There is the sound of wind, the sound of leaves, the chirping of the birds returning at night, and the sound of our breathing." Of course, it's mainly mine. I can clearly feel the ups and downs in my chest in the silent night.
The Taoist priest seemed to be smiling but not smiling. When I opened my eyes, his gaze stayed on my face: "Listen carefully?" I closed my eyes again, the previous voice was still there, but his words rang in my ears,
"Forget yourself, feel with your heart, is there any movement?"
"No!" I replied respectfully following his words, but I didn't understand. The old Taoist was quite satisfied with my answer. At this moment, he leisurely got up and patted his sleeves, and slowly stretched out his hand to hold down my shoulder:
"Hou San, some are just superficial. Only if you have tried it yourself, will you have a deeper understanding of these Taoisms."
I have a bad hunch that he turns around soon and wants to leave. I was taken aback, and quickly stepped forward to grab his robe: "Taoist, you don't want to leave me here alone, do you?"
There was a light smile on the corner of his lips, and the old Taoist nodded.
"What I said just now is a little bit profound, you can slowly comprehend it here, I am waiting for you at the end of the bamboo forest." After he finished speaking, regardless of my involvement, he soon disappeared into the darkness in front of him. .
As he walked, he said leisurely: "The heart is calm and naturally cool!"
Don't be calm, my whole body is chilly now. Looking at his back, I turned around helplessly and sat down heavily. What did he say? I don’t understand Tao Fa at all.
Even so, in order to get rid of the lady in red, I had to do as he said. I have been meditating on the spot with my eyes closed. I don't know why, but at this moment, I just feel that the surroundings are deeper, and a little voice makes my heart more frightened.
"Shasha, Shasha." In the deep bamboo forest, under the slight moonlight, there seemed to be something hiding in the bamboo forest, vaguely like a figure and a beast.
I unconsciously stood up and shouted at the dark shadow: "Who, who is there?"
The sound stopped abruptly, and I breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps it was a wild animal. I still wanted to sit down, but at this time I didn't dare to close my eyes anymore and looked around nervously.
Suddenly, the rustling voice sounded again, and it didn't seem to be the same place. Hell, listening to that voice, I just felt it was extremely infiltrating.
I had to shout at the voice again: "Who the hell, come out quickly, I'm not afraid of you!" At this time, I touched the dry bamboo pole on the ground, held it tightly in the palm of my hand to give myself courage, and then walked forward. go with.
Staying quietly will make me think about it. When I stand up, I have cares in my heart. Anyway, the old Taoist priest does not set a time. As long as I can walk to the end of the bamboo forest, then I can go on business today.
I took the courage and walked forward. When I got closer, I realized that the sound was loud. I looked around vigilantly, and screamed in my mouth.
No matter who it is, scare them away first. The rustling, goosebumps sound still whirled in my ears.
I walked towards the bamboo forest on the side, and under the light frosty moonlight, I found a few plantains on one side of the bamboo forest. The bamboo leaves flapped the plantains, making a strange noise.
I sighed and patted my heart and said, "It's okay, but I'm scaring myself, it's still peaceful here." At this moment, I felt relieved, so I strode to the other side of the bamboo forest.
Whispering, at this moment, it seems to hear someone talking. It must be an illusion. There is nothing but bamboo here.
But the voice was faint, thin and ethereal, and when it came to my ears, it was extremely clear.
"We have been trapped in this bamboo forest for hundreds of years, and every day I think about a stranger coming to accompany me."
"You old thing, if you don't die, you will be two hundred years old now, and no one has appeared for two hundred years. You still want to daydream!"
The first voice replied: "Haha, I heard that there is such a person today. As long as we stay here, he will fall into the trap by himself. He has not tasted the taste of human flesh for many years. I'm greedy thinking about it."
"Two hundred years old? Human flesh?" My footsteps were taken, could it be that they were not human? I don't know if it is because of the wind or what they said, the goose bumps on my body stand up.
"There are such people, haha, it's still the old rules, the human flesh belongs to you, but those hearts, spleen and lungs, hehe."
Looking at the road, it was also dark and faint. I wanted to turn around and run away. My life was critical, but I was worried that the movement would disturb two people, or two ghosts.
I hesitated in my heart. At some point, the night wind became so miserable, as if it was gradually approaching me, and it was urgent. At this time, I had no choice but to go.
While waving the bamboo pole in his hand, he rushed forward. I don't know when, there was a pale mist in the bamboo forest. I can hardly hold my feet, in the bamboo forest, I can't see my fingers.
But suddenly I felt my neck tighten, and my feet became heavy, as if someone was deliberately blocking it, or they were pinching my neck.
"Go away!" I waved the bamboo pole and stomped my feet constantly. It was still empty, but my ears sounded like a night owl laugh, "Hahahaha!"
It was the kind of ecstasy to find the prey, and even in front of me, I saw a person with eyes as big as a copper bell. It was looking at me greedily, and there was another person with his tongue hanging down long, like a poisonous snake spitting out red letters, aiming at the prey.
"Ah!" I couldn't help screaming anymore, and subconsciously waved at the two of them with a bamboo pole.
But this time, the other end of the bamboo pole seemed to be pulled forcefully. He and I began to wrestle. The bamboo pole must not fall into their hands, otherwise I would be a lamb to be slaughtered.
I was thinking like this, while pulling out hard
. But at this time, I only feel that the hands are strange. It was sticky and wet, and when I lowered my head, the man's long tongue suddenly rolled over and was wrapping my hand silently.
I was so frightened that I immediately let go, but the bamboo pole fell to the ground, but the tongue snaked straight toward me, and I ran forward without a word. With a bang, it suddenly hit a hard object, and the stars shined straight in front of him.
When I was able to open my eyes, those bull's eyes appeared coldly in front of me. Only then did I really see clearly that it was also a head as big as a cow, and I could not see the lower body, just like a piece of clothing floating in the air, fluttering of.
The bull's mouth cracked open, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, he was actually smiling at me.
My feet were tight, and my tongue was already along my feet, holding me in place. It was miserable. I yelled and ran into these two cannibals. It seems that I am going to die here today.
No matter, I gave up struggling for a while, and then closed my eyes.
"Hahahaha!" The ears laughed endlessly, like the harsh, uncomfortable sound made by the metal dragging on the floor.
My legs are getting tighter and tighter, and my tongue is wrapped around me like a snake. It was soggy and sticky that it made you vomit.
I tried not to think about it, but I couldn't. At this time, what the old Taoist said just now came to my mind. When the wind blows, is it the wind or me
I emptied my thoughts and turned myself into a mass of nothingness. In fact, I gave up myself and merged it with the surroundings. Gradually, the laughter also turned into the whine of the night wind, and there was no strange feeling in my body.
When I opened my eyes again, the morning light was faint, the sky appeared white, and the whole bamboo forest gradually became clear.
I found that there seemed to be a gong hanging between the bamboo poles around me. When the wind blew, there was a whining sound. What was wrapped around me was nothing more than a damp vine.
Kick them away with one kick, and then I strode forward.
This time my footsteps are as relaxed as before, and I'm not as flustered as before. There was no evil spirit last night, it was just a conjecture in my mind, or someone was deliberately interfering with me.
I looked down at the ring, but at this moment, it seemed as if I saw a red shadow flashing past my eyes. At this time, I didn't care at all.
After a short while, he quickly reached the end of the bamboo forest. The Daoist in the blue Taoist robe was really waiting for me. After he saw me, he didn't surprise him, he just nodded, and then asked me what I had gained.
Surprised in my heart, I told him my thoughts along the way.
He thought he would be praised, but he just said indifferently: "These are just a small part of your comprehension, and there is still a long way to go."
What? After I heard it, I was extremely frustrated. To him, the experience of this evening was just a small step.
I just thought about it in my heart, and didn't dare to say it in front of him.
The Taoist first bowed his head and pondered, then turned his head and looked directly at me: "There is one more thing, if you succeed. Then you don't need me anymore."
For what he said, I don't think so. Walking through the bamboo forest alone in the dark is a great challenge for me. I have passed it smoothly, let alone other things.
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