Xiaodong was very confused.
He... He didn't say a word, but the elder brother still knew.
Does that count as him keeping a secret
Mo Chen checked Xiaodong's meridians after Yungong, then put his hand on the dantian, and nodded in satisfaction.
Of course Xiaodong, who has just set foot on the threshold of cultivation for a short time, would not know that he let others explore his meridians and dantian without any precautions, which is not something most practitioners would do.
The path of cultivating the Tao is difficult and long, and it can be said that it is going against the sky. On this road, you must not only fight against the sky, but also fight against people. Didn't many people fall down in the process of fighting against the heavens? Of course, among the cultivators, there are some who died from damage to the meridians and went crazy up. Huiliu Mountain is a small sect, with few disciples, few chores, and almost no infighting. Not to mention the direct disciples, there were five people in total and one ran away, now there are only four, only senior brother Mo Chen follows the lead, Linglong is simple-minded, Jiang Fan is loyal, not to mention Xiaodong, who is still a child and lost After losing his only relatives, he now regards his master and senior brothers as the most important people in this world. It is inevitable that the disciples of the outer sect will compete for superiority, but up to now, there has been no cannibalism in Huiliu Mountain.
If you switch to another school, it will be different. Even if they are as close as master and apprentice, they will never let go of their guards, let alone let others grasp their own fate so easily. As for other sects, let alone guarding against fellow practitioners is the top priority of all cultivators. Just like when Mo Chen went out last year, on the way back from Linzhou, he saw four people die in a fight for a bottle of highly poisonous snake saliva. Every year, an unknown number of people embark on this path of practice, but every year, many people who practice it die unexpectedly.
Mo Chen withdrew his hand, thinking secretly in his heart, he would have to explain to his younger brother some other day, what is the need to be defensive...
"Linglong will be leaving the customs in two days, and then we will pick her up together."
Xiaodong blinked, and said hesitantly, "Okay..."
"Worried that Linglong will trouble you?" Mo Chen said with a smile, "No. There is no impenetrable wall in this world. I have seen the two of them together, and Junior Brother Jiang has seen it too. Even Master, said Maybe 80% know it well, how can this matter be blamed on you?"
"Master also knows?"
Mo Chen smiled.
Whether Master knows or not, Mo Chen is still not sure. However, among the disciples of the outer sect, the master really looked at Zhai Wenhui differently. This emphasis may be due to Zhai Wenhui's talent, his diligence and character, but it may also be due to Linglong.
Xiaodong let go of his worries, and showed an innocent smile: "That's great. Then, since everyone knows, will Senior Sister and Senior Brother Di be married soon?"
"marriage?"
Mo Chen looked into Xiaodong's shining eyes, it was obvious that the two brothers and sisters didn't want to go together at all.
Xiaodong likes to be lively, and he doesn't know many lively things, the best thing is to hold happy events. Playing and playing, setting off firecrackers, wearing red wedding dresses to visit the hall, relatives and friends come to congratulate the newcomers, and sit down to have a lively wedding banquet.
Xiaodong even thought of a further future.
Will Senior Sister have a baby? How lively this mountain will be then. Now Huiliu Mountain is of course also very good, but... it's too deserted. The mountain where the Zongmen is located occupies a very large area, but there are only a few hundred people living here, it is really too deserted, and everyone is busy with their own things, except for getting up early to practice, I can see a few more people. It's not easy to find someone to talk to. Not to mention during the day, at night, the mountain wind is like howling wolves and tigers, the area where the sect is located seems so small and insignificant in such night and mountains.
Living among ordinary people since he was a child, although Xiaodong gradually adapted to the life on the mountain, he couldn't get used to this huge loneliness in just a year or two.
Mo Chen was stunned after hearing his words.
He shook his head slowly.
Xiaodong was very puzzled when he came back to his senses.
"Getting married... maybe, maybe not."
"Why?" Xiaodong asked puzzled.
Mo Chen sat down.
The junior brother still doesn't understand many things. Although he has joined the sect, he actually knows very little about the life of a practitioner.
"Do you know why everyone yearns for Taoism?"
Xiaodong thought for a while, then shook his head in a daze.
To become stronger? To live longer? In order to get more financial power
These reasons seem to be all there, but Xiaodong always feels that these are not all right, at least he feels that the master and senior brothers are not for these reasons.
"Then you must know that the life span of ordinary people is different from that of cultivators?"
"I know." This Xiaodong definitely knew.
Of course people who practice Taoism live a long life, such as Master Li Fulin, he will be in his fifties this year, but he still looks very young. If he goes down the mountain to be among ordinary people, others will probably guess that he is in his early thirties at most. People who practice Taoism can easily live to be over a hundred years old, two hundred years old... This is unimaginable for ordinary people.
"Cultivators don't get married very often. It's not that there are none, but it's much less than ordinary people. Ordinary people get married more for the purpose of procreating offspring. Because life is short and there are too many variables, the sooner they leave offspring, the better. This is not the case for people who practice. People who practice can live longer, and the purpose of life is not to reproduce. Having an heir is not an easy task."
Xiaodong let out a cry.
He was completely unaware of this before.
"Ordinary people's family business is passed down from father to son, and from son to grandson. In this way, it is passed down from generation to generation. As long as the descendants continue, this surname and this line of incense will not be cut off. The door and the cultivation method will be carried forward."
Mo Chen still didn't say anything.
Just because the lifespan is too long, the momentary joy and love are really nothing to those who practice Taoism. Ordinary people get married, and it may take a few years or more than ten years to change from a loving couple to a different dream, but there are more variables for practitioners to become right. Of course, there are not no Taoist couples with strong emotions, but very few. After the enthusiasm faded, many people became respectful and even strangers.
Although Linglong and Zhai Wenhui are interested in each other now, no one can say where they will go. (to be continued)