The old monk's breath is long and lingering, his body is as light as floating clouds, and his charm and temperament are the style of a master from this world.
He calls himself Dharma name Shen Yun, Shen Enlightenment, Baiyun Zhiyun.
Li Muye suddenly remembered hearing another name in Jiazhang Temple in Almaty. That person was also a monk named Shense. Sun Delu said that he was raising pythons in Indonesia. The python is a snake insect, the anaconda is a python, and the anaconda is the leader. Mangkui is the king of scale insects and is said to be able to evolve into a dragon. The lifelong goal of the scale insect earth master is to raise a python that transforms into a dragon.
With this idea, Li Muye felt that meeting this old monk here might not be a coincidence. He simply nodded and acknowledged that he was from an official family, and then went straight to the point and asked: "Teacher, my father is very virtuous, but his breath is long, his body is light, and he is graceful." If you are like Hongyu, Li thinks you are a Yube Earth Master, right?"
Shen Yun smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Mr. Li has a sharp eye. The old monk has never worshiped Buddha or burned incense in his life. He is practicing the way of Habu Yun Zhongke."
Li Muye said: "Master, please speak quickly. With your ability, if you wanted to hide your whereabouts just now, you might as well not have come out to meet. Now that you have come out, you probably gave me some advice, right?"
Shen Yun put his hands together and saluted, and said: "Almsgiver Li, please come and sit down in the meditation hall. Let the old monk prepare a little tea and talk slowly." After saying that, he led the two men out of the main hall and came to the meditation hall.
Li Muye followed him into the meditation hall and told Bai Qi to wait outside the door. Since this old monk came from the Yubu Dishi sect, he probably had something to do with the incident of the Fire Crow transmitting the Heavenly Book on Qingshan Rock. Clues were hard to come by, and Brother Xiaoye was afraid that he might escape, so he left Bai Qi and stood guard outside the door. After Xiao Baiqi experienced that heart-breaking calamity, his whole temperament became much more mellow than before. His body and mind went through a journey of transformation that is essential for those who seek Taoism through martial arts. As far as physical skills are concerned, he is really Already has the strength of a master.
Shen Yun turned around and said: "Mr. Li is an old man in the world. Although this young man from the Bai family is not old, he has already entered the palace with all his abilities. If the two of them join forces, one inside and one outside, the old monk will not be able to fly even if he has wings." La."
"Master, you are so polite." Li Muye said: "You are an expert from outside the world, and we are both ordinary people. I just want to ask the master to clarify some things."
While the two of them were talking, they walked into the meditation hall and saw that the indoor furnishings were simple, with only a Zen couch and two book boxes.
Shen Yun sat on the Zen couch, motioned for Li Muye to sit across from him, and then said, "Even if Mr. Li doesn't ask, the old monk still has something to say to you." He placed a book box between the two of them, and then placed two more With a teacup and a pot of fragrant tea, I poured half a cup for Brother Xiaoye, put his hands in front of me, and said, "Mr. Li, do you dare to taste the Yipin Old Monk's cup of soul-reviving soup?"
Li Muye took it without hesitation and put it to his lips. He smelled the strange fragrance and felt relaxed and happy. After taking a sip, he felt that the taste was warm and clear, and he felt very comfortable. He couldn't help but praise: "Good tea." !” He asked, “Why is this tea called Soul-Returning Soup?”
Shen Yun said: "It's just a far-fetched statement made by an old monk about his tea art, just following the example of the ancients."
Li Muye said: "I would like to hear the details."
Shen Yun then eloquently said: These three words have historical origins. There was a tea sage named Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty. He was originally an abandoned baby during the Anshi Rebellion. He was adopted by the eminent monk Ji Gong, who carefully cultivated him and gave him a divination name. , the hexagram says: "Hongjian is on the land, and its feathers can be used as rituals." It means that the geese fly in the sky, their wings are fluttering, the formation of the geese is neat, and there is a thoroughfare in all directions. So he decided to change his surname to "Lu", give his name "Yu", and use Hongjian as his surname.
Ji Gong was good at making tea, so Lu Yu learned the art of tea at an early age. When he was twelve years old, Lu Yu finally left Longgai Temple. After that, Lu Yu worked as a clown actor in a local troupe, as well as a screenwriter and composer. He was appreciated by Li Qiwu, a famous official who was relegated to Jingling, and went to Huomen Mountain to work under the master Zou for seven years until he was 19 years old. Only then did he learn to go down the mountain. So far, he has traveled all over the world, looking for secluded places and sights, and tasting the world's spiritual springs and various tea crops.
Li Muye said: "I have also heard of the reputation of Lu Yu, the Saint of Tea. One of his poems is included in the Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty: I don't envy the golden cup, I don't envy the white jade cup, I don't envy entering the province in the morning, I don't envy the stage at dusk, I envy thousands of people. The water of the Xianxi River once came down to Jingling City."
Shen Yun said: "Mr. Li is knowledgeable, and the words "Returning Soul Soup" came from Lu Yu's mouth. He summed up the three realms of tea picking, brewing and tasting tea. The first is the soul-stunning beauty, and the second is the soul-leaving fragrance. , and the third one is the soul-returning soup, which respectively talks about the image, meaning and taste of the tea soup."
Li Muye raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, saying, "It's a pity that Mr. Li is vulgar and doesn't know the elegance of it. Master, the essence of the tea ceremony is a secret."
"Mr. Li is so brave!" Shen Yun watched Li Muye drink up the tea in the cup, and said with a smile: "This is Skylark tea, collected from the Kingdom of the Clouds deep in the rainforest of South America. That place is inaccessible. Zhi is a country of hundreds of birds. This kind of tea grows on the crown of a giant tree that is more than 100 meters tall. It must be picked during the season when the leaves and pistils are peeling off. It is impossible for ordinary people to pick it. Only skylarks can do it, hence the name. Although it has the effect of refreshing the brain and reassuring the soul, it also has the potential to numb the nerves and lead to poisoning and addiction.”
The old monk spoke elegantly, completely in the style of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Li Muye couldn't help but think of Guo Lilai who sent a white dog and a red ape to deliver a message to him. As soon as I thought about this, I became more interested in him.
Li Muye smiled casually and followed the old monk's intention and said: "Water can carry a boat and capsize it. If used properly, his poison may not be able to become my good medicine."
Shen Yun nodded and said: "Mr. Li's cultivation has reached a state where there is no hindrance inside or outside, and the heart is transparent. Some hidden dangers are actually a benefit to you. Such a state is really admired by the old monk." After saying this, he cautiously He picked up his cup, tasted it briefly with the tip of his tongue, then put it down and said: "Although the old monk is a hundred years older than Mr. Li, his inner cultivation is far inferior, so although this soup is wonderful, But I only dare to drink lightly and slowly." He poured another glass for Li Muye.
A hundred years older than me? Then isn't he already over one hundred and thirty years old? Li Muye was secretly surprised and blurted out: "Master, will you live a long life this year?"
"Please drink this cup to the full, Mr. Li!" Monk Shenyun said: "If you have ambition, it's not because of your age. If you don't have ambition, you will live a hundred years in vain. This old monk has wasted a hundred and thirty-five years."
Li Mu's ambition was that he was indeed an old monster from across the world. He took the cup of tea in his hand and drank it in one gulp. Then he changed the subject and asked directly: "You are the Earth Master of Yube Chong, have you ever heard of this?" Is there something strange happening nearby?"
Shen Yun watched Brother Xiao Ye finish the tea soup in the cup and said, "Mr. Li must be talking about the incident of the Fire Crow's Transmission of the Heavenly Book. To be honest, it was the work of a useless disciple of the old monk." He added: " That bastard is called Qi Rulong. He learned a lot of righteous arts but did not follow the right path. It is really a misfortune for the master."
Li Muye said: "From your tone, are you here to clean up the house?"
Shen Yun shook his head and said: "The old monk was invited by a friend to lend a helping hand." He also said: "The old monk, a great friend from outside the country, made an agreement with others to go around the rivers and lakes to argue about the superiority of Taoism. He knew that he was old. It is difficult to match the opponent, so I invite the old monk to come and help me."
Li Mu was suddenly moved and asked, "Is this friend of the master's named Guo?"
Shen Yun said: "This friend of the old monk is a figure from two generations of the Beggar Gang. Today, only a few people know him, but Mr. Li is very knowledgeable and actually revealed his surname in one sentence."
Li Muye said: "Master, did you come here specifically to find me?"
Shen Yun said: "When Taigong fishes, those who wish to take the bait take the bait, but the old monk arrived at Taigong Temple first."
Li Muye said: "In addition to good bait, you also need a good fishing rod to catch big fish."
"Two cups of fragrant tea are enough." Shen Yun's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Nanhai Chen Dongpo, Xinye Guo Chunxiao, and southern Yunnan Duan Fengwu, although they had different backgrounds, they became brothers in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and worked together to do many things. Important events, once upon a time, were in the limelight, but unexpectedly, for more than sixty years of cultivating one's character and cultivating one's mind without paying attention to worldly affairs, my colleagues in the world have been relegated to the pile of old paper."
Li Muye was puzzled: "What do you mean by this?"
Shen Yun said: "It means that although the old man is helpless, he has ambitions for thousands of miles. Although the tiger is old, his majesty is still there. Although Brother Chen has been dead for thirty years, his descendants cannot be bullied. You are not old enough." He is big, but he is a man with wolfish ambitions. He must have an ulterior motive to entangle the descendants of Brother Chen... "
"Wait a minute, Master, is the descendant of Brother Chen you are talking about referring to Chen Miao from the Foreign Affairs Bureau?"
Shen Yun said: "You really know what's going on." Suddenly he yelled and asked, "Tell me, why are you pestering her?"
Li Makoye thought about the whole thing again and suddenly realized that he had made a very common sense mistake. Ever since I came to Beijing to visit my mother, I have never thought about problems from the perspective of my mother, Chen Miao. She took it for granted that the nature of mother and child meant that she would go home and fulfill her filial duty as a family, and there was nothing special she needed to explain. But I never thought that in Chen Miao's eyes, Brother Xiaoye had always been a tyrannical man with a gloomy heart and a tiger-wolf nature.
Just imagine, I suddenly ran to the capital out of cold water. Not only did I stay at my mother's house, but I also seemed to have colluded with Brother Ah Hui to force her to retreat to the second line in advance. Thinking about this from Chen Miao's perspective, how could he not have some doubts? She must want to find out what is hidden behind all this. But there was no way to get the truth from Ah Hui through official channels, because Chen Binghui was unable to tell the truth due to his confidentiality obligations. She had no choice but to use various means to investigate through Jianghu channels.
My mother, Chen Miao, has not only been the head of the Foreign Affairs Bureau for eight years, she is also the leader of the Nanhaimen Presbyterian Church in the world. How could she have done this without some powerful trump cards? It seems that Monk Shenyun and Guo Chunxiao are her trump cards in the Presbyterian Church.
Why would she test herself in that way? Li Muye thought about the cause and effect of the whole incident in his heart, and then thought, yes, although my mother was defensive about herself, she also accepted this son, so she deliberately used that method to test my reaction. If someone approaches her with bad intentions, they will naturally show their fox tail.
If this is the case, then Second Sister Chen must be secretly observing Brother Xiaoye. The question now is, what does my mother think of herself now? (End of chapter)