Unlike his unscrupulous behavior in the Taiqing Sect, Nanfeng was very peaceful in the Yuqing Sect. He did his homework twice in the morning and evening. He practiced martial arts at Chiyang Palace in the morning and meditated in his room in the afternoon. His life was quiet and ordinary.
The atmospheres of Yuqing Sect and Taiqing Sect are very different. Taiqing Taoists are relatively easy-going and easy to talk to. Taoist people in Yuqing think very highly of themselves and are often arrogant.
In fact, their arrogance is not without reason. Taoist Yuqing practices more hard and concentrates, is strict with himself, abides by the ten precepts of Yuqing, does not eat meat and fish, and is less involved in personal relationships. Practicing Qi in this way will naturally be faster, and at the same time Among the disciples of the three sects who have just started, Yuqing disciples will be at least one level higher than Taiqing and Shangqing disciples after one era.
The Taiqing Sect absorbed part of Confucianism. Although it did not adhere to the Confucian doctrine of the mean, it was relatively kind and treated people with sincerity and sincerity.
Taoist Yuqing is different from them. Taoist Yuqing is very high-spirited, treats others with a condescending attitude, and lacks peace and closeness. This kind of mentality is not unrelated to the strict screening that they received when they entered. Anyone who worships Yuqing is the best among people, and they themselves naturally know this.
The greatest advantage of Yuqing Taoists is that they have a sobriety that ordinary people do not have. They attach great importance to time, cherish it very much, and know how to allocate and utilize it reasonably. They will not be distracted by trivial matters, and their energy is mainly used for enlightenment. There are two parts. One is to understand the laws of heaven and earth and learn Taoist magic. The second is to clearly understand the yin and yang avenue and clearly distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong. Principles, principles. To understand the principles, you must first learn the Tao.
There is a saying that heroes do not care about their origins, but in fact, their origins have a great influence on people. Nanfeng was born as a beggar and was used to being undisciplined. He was not used to the intense and positive atmosphere and rhythm of the Yuqing Sect, but he did not He did not intend to retreat because of this. Before he left, he told everyone in Taiqing that he would return to Taiqing in twelve years. If he wasted his time and did not think about making progress, his bold words before leaving would become the laughing stock of everyone.
Needless to say, hard work is required, but the effect of hard work is not satisfactory. The level of talent directly determines the speed of Qi training. A group of fellow Taoists have high talent and practice very hard, and their spiritual Qi cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds. Although he worked hard and never slacked off, his spiritual energy cultivation was slowly improving, which made him feel like a cow can't outrun a horse no matter how hard he works.
The slow progress in practice makes Nanfeng very depressed. Fortunately, although Taoist Yuqing is arrogant, he will not laugh at the weak. In their view, people are divided into high and low. Nanfeng belongs to the latter, and it is understandable that he is slow in practicing Qi.
Although Yuqing Taoist men and women live separately, there are times when they meet each other. Chiyang Palace holds a Dharma teaching meeting on the first and fifteenth day of each month, in which a respected senior person lectures on the scriptures. At this time, all Taoist priests from Chiyang Palace will be present. Some young men and women are in love with each other. Even if they are constrained by family rules, they often pass papers and books to each other by flirting with each other.
But these have nothing to do with Nanfeng. Since ancient times, beauties have matched heroes, and no beauty would like a mediocre person.
In the blink of an eye, Nanfeng has been in Yuqing Sect for half a year. He is still a cave god, and there is still a big gap between him and Gao Xuan. Every martial arts competition was decided by drawing lots, but he still couldn't beat anyone. Although he wasn't angry, he was also depressed.
In the dead of night, Nanfeng would also think of Fatty. At this time, Fatty should have left Foguang Temple, and I don't know how he was doing.
There is also Huang Qishan. Huang Qishan never came back after leaving. I don’t know if he found Big Eyes.
Although his fellow Taoists never disliked and ostracized him, no one made friends with him. In the past six months, he had not made a single friend. Except for the little Taoist boy named Mingyue who occasionally came to talk to him, the others only met and chatted with him. Just a hello and no other interactions.
Once a year, the Yuqing Sect holds an altar to confer urn, but his name is not included in the list. Nanfeng is very disappointed, but conferring urn is not mandatory only after reaching the level of spiritual energy cultivation. It also requires certain qualifications. Morality and character, even if he went to argue and ask for it, the other party would still have something to say.
After thinking about it carefully, there are two possibilities for Yu Qingzong not to grant him the title. As for Qing, his talent is not high, and the other party is worried that he will lose the reputation of Yuqing Zong in the future. Yu Li, he had only been in Yuqingzong for a short time, and the other party was not sure of his character and moral integrity.
No matter what the situation was, there was no ceremony. Nanfeng felt unhappy, so he did not go to the main hall to watch the ceremony, but went down the mountain alone to relax.
The Yuqing Sect was the state religion of the Western Wei Dynasty. Taoist priests from Yuqing consecrated it. People from the subordinate Taoist temples and the imperial court came to watch the ceremony. There were all kinds of carriages parked at the foot of the mountain.
Seeing the crowds and noise in front of the mountain, Nanfeng gave up the idea of going down the mountain and turned around and walked back.
"South Wind!" A cry came from the bottom of the mountain.
The voice was very familiar, so familiar that Nanfeng knew who was calling him without needing to remember. He turned around happily and saw Lu Pingchuan walking quickly towards him from among the many carriages.
"Brother!" Nanfeng responded loudly and rushed down the mountain.
The two met in front of the mountain. They were overjoyed to see each other again after a long absence.
Lu Pingchuan is two years older than Nan Feng. He is already seventeen this year. He is very tall and tall. He is over six feet tall and is a head taller than Nan Feng. He is already handsome. Back then, his ragged clothes obscured his handsomeness. Now he is wearing The sergeant was lightly dressed in a bronze mirror to protect his heart. He wore blue cloth official boots and held a dark iron spear in his hand.
Both of them are men. Even if they are happy in their hearts, they will not cry with joy, but the affectionate gesture of beating their chests and putting their shoulders to each other is always indispensable.
"Brother, are you a soldier?" Nanfeng asked. A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. This is absolutely true. Just looking at this outfit, you can tell that Lu Pingchuan has lived a good life in the past few years.
"They are just officers and soldiers, not in the army." Lu Pingchuan replied. At this time, soldiers were divided into two types: officers and soldiers. Officers and soldiers were usually responsible for maintaining domestic security, while soldiers were responsible for guarding the border and conducting battles. Compared with the two, soldiers had a slightly higher status.
"Let's go to my room and talk." Nanfeng pulled Lu Pingchuan and invited him sincerely.
"I can't go, I can't go. Mr. Li doesn't know when he will come down from the mountain. As soon as he comes down, we will set off immediately." Lu Pingchuan waved his hand and pointed to the Taoist crown on Nanfeng's head, "Young man is blessed to do this. Taoist priest."
"Opportunity, opportunity." Nanfeng looked around and pointed to a shady spot at the edge of the woods not far away, "Let's go, brother, go there to talk."
Lu Pingchuan nodded and went with Nanfeng.
Once under the shade of the trees, Nanfeng ran into the woods and brought Lu Pingchuan a piece of bluestone for him to sit on. Then he asked impatiently, "Brother, where did you go that day? Is there any news about eldest sister and Changle?"
Lu Pingchuan knew that Nanfeng would definitely ask these questions, so he had already organized his thoughts. When Nanfeng asked, he immediately answered. After the incident, they did not dare to stay in the city, so they could only go out of the city to avoid trouble. At first, he, Big Eyes and Mo Li were After leaving the city, the three of them found a cave in the mountains and settled there. It was late autumn at that time, and there were many wild cassava fruits in the mountains, so it was not difficult to find food to satisfy their hunger.
At noon on the eighth day, Mo Li disappeared. Lu Pingchuan and Big Eyes looked around and learned from a beggar that Mo Li was taken away by a middle-aged couple. According to the beggar, Mo Li was sitting in a carriage at the time. He was crying all the time. The woman brought some snacks to comfort him, but he threw them away.
The two followed the path pointed by the beggar and chased far south, but they never found Mo Li. Although he was very sad, Lu Pingchuan was not worried about Mo Li's safety. According to what the beggar said, it was easy to see that the couple's family was pretty good, and they must have taken Mo Li away to adopt him.
After hiding outside the city for a period of time, Lu Pingchuan and Big Eyes returned to Chang'an, but they did not dare to go back to the ruined temple. Instead, they kept moving in the east city. They happened to meet Li Chaozong who came to challenge Long Yunzi. Lu Pingchuan got the news. He went to Li Chaozong's residence to ask for inclusion. Li Chaozong showed his kindness and admitted him to Ziguang Pavilion.
Lu Pingchuan could no longer be with Big Eyes after entering Ziguang Pavilion, and he didn't know where Big Eyes went after that.
After studying in Ziguang Pavilion for two years, Li Chaozong selected eight young disciples to serve as personal guards to the Grand Sima. The Grand Sima was named Li Shangqin, and he was a cousin of Li Chaozong.
Lu Pingchuan is extremely talented. Although he has only been in the industry for two years, he has learned the true story of Li Chaozong and was also selected.
When Lu Pingchuan returned to Chang'an, he sent people to look for them, but after searching for a long time, there was no news about them.
After listening to Lu Pingchuan's story, Nanfeng felt a mixture of joy and sorrow in his heart. He was happy that Lu Pingchuan was in a good situation, but worried that he didn't know what happened to Big Eyes and Li Qiye now.
After Lu Pingchuan finished speaking, he began to ask Nanfeng about his experiences over the years. Before Nanfeng had time to answer, an officer and soldier dressed like Lu Pingchuan came not far away and called him back, saying that Mr. Li was leaving for home.
Nanfeng followed Lu Pingchuan towards their carriage and briefly told the situation between himself and the fat man while walking.
Lu Pingchuan had official duties, so although he was reluctant to leave, he couldn't say much to Nanfeng. After saying goodbye hastily, he and several others protected the carriage and headed east.