Maoshan, Shangqing sect.
The haze that lasted for several days finally passed. Early this morning, the sun broke through the clouds and shed a warm light, shining on the steps, on the blue tiles, on the side of the stone well, and on this famous sect that has been passed down for thousands of years. .
However, the bright sunshine could not break the haze in Qing Huizi's heart.
After finishing morning classes, Qing Huizi met the head master in front of the Patriarch's Hall. The silver-haired, rosy face head master saw her and was slightly startled: "Qing Huizi, your brother is traveling down the mountain, why don't you go?" See you off."
Qing Huizi stopped talking and lowered his head: "I'll go right away."
He said goodbye quietly, lowered his head slightly, and left with quick steps.
The headmaster watched her back, his warm pupils reflected the girl's graceful figure wrapped in a simple Taoist robe, her youthful vitality turned the corner and disappeared.
The master of the teaching retracted his gaze, then looked at the statue of the founder, and whispered to himself: "Every calamity begets another calamity, and every difficulty begets another disaster. Are things in this world determined in advance, or is it determined by man and conquers nature?"
Qing Huizi chased to the foot of the mountain and saw his brother Dan Yunzi who was about to go down the mountain for a trip, as well as the brother and sister's master Tonghai Zhenren, and his father Tongxuanzi's master Qingyun Zhenren.
"When you go down the mountain to practice, you must abide by the laws and regulations, and you cannot act arbitrarily based on your strength." Master Tonghai said.
"You cannot use supernatural powers and Taoist techniques in front of others. If you are in danger and cannot handle it, notify Baoze as soon as possible. But if you encounter injustice, you still have to take action. This is us Taoist disciples."
Master Qingyun, who was probably half a grandfather, gave serious advice.
"Don't commit adultery."
"You must be able to withstand the temptation of the mortal world."
"Don't trust others."
"Remember to download WeChat or Alipay, and Master will transfer money to you."
Dan Yunzi nodded and responded to the instructions of his master and Master Qingyun. When the time was almost up, he turned to look at his sister who was standing aside and remained silent.
Thump thump thump... .
Qing Huizi felt that those dark eyes were like a bottomless abyss, trying to swallow her up, so she subconsciously took a few steps back.
Master Qingyun and Master Tonghai looked confused.
Qing Huizi forced a smile: "Brother, pay attention to safety."
Dan Yunzi nodded slightly, withdrew his gaze, turned around silently, and left along the steps. At the end, we walked away along the mountain path, and our back was quickly blocked by branches and shrubs.
When a Taoist disciple travels down the mountain, according to the rules, he cannot return to the mountain within three years, but he can contact his master.
Nowadays, communication is developed, and even if we can't meet in person, we can still have video chats, without the sadness of parting in ancient times. For Qing Huizi, whose brother went down to travel in the mountains, he felt relieved.
On the way back to the mountain, the three of them bumped into Dan Chenzi, who was leisurely coming with a wine bottle.
Dan Chenzi had a good rapport with the old Taoist priest who was sweeping the floors. This was something that everyone in the Shangqing sect knew. If he came to the mountainside every now and then, he would definitely see them chatting and drinking.
Taoism is not like Buddhism, which strictly prohibits drinking and sex, but it does not encourage drinking.
As the elders of the sect, Master Qingyun and Master Tonghai had no intention of warning Dan Chenzi. Dan Chenzi's status in the Shangqing Sect was too special, and he was destined to be the next head teacher.
To this day, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the top master of the Shangqing Sect. He has been in the top S-class ranks for several years, and he will break through to the half-step pole at any time.
For such a person, even the headmaster would not use his status as an elder to suppress him.
Dan Chenzi greeted the three of them with a smile, "Uncle Qingyun, Uncle Tonghai. Yo, Junior Sister Qing Huizi."
The first two nodded in greeting and passed each other.
Qing Huizi hesitated for a moment and paused: "Senior brother Dan Chenzi..."
Dan Chenzi looked at her with a smile and a gentle expression.
Seeing his reassuring expression, Qing Huizi was slightly comforted. Senior Brother Dan Chenzi was like this. He had always been smiling since he was a child, never angry, never angry, helpful, and trustworthy. Apart from an occasional cynicism, he has few flaws.
"What happened?" Dan Chenzi handed the wine bottle to the old sweeper and patted the steps beside him.
The steps have just been swept and are not dirty, but after all, they are stepped on and cannot be cleaned. Qing Huizi, who always likes to be clean, is a little conflicted. After thinking about it, he puts his hands behind his back, slides down along the plump buttocks, and then sits down. Come down.
"My brother, something seems to be wrong." Qing Huizi lowered his voice.
Dan Chenzi was stunned.
"You know, we brothers and sisters live in the same courtyard." Qing Huizi said.
Disciples of the Shangqing Sect usually sleep in dormitories, where four people share a room, similar to university dormitories. There are also dormitories for men and women. This is an ordinary disciple, and further up, there are two people in a room.
Theoretically speaking, due to Dan Yunzi's strength and status in the Shangqing sect, he lived in a two-person dormitory, but because of his talented sister Qing Huizi, he was assigned to a courtyard.
"The thing is like this, last week, one night when I was sleeping, I was suddenly woken up by a strange sound. The sound was very strange, like the snoring of some kind of beast, or the growl of a man."
"I immediately got up to check, and when I walked to the yard, I realized that the sound was coming from my brother's room. I quickly knocked on the door, woke him up, and asked him what was going on. But my brother seemed completely unaware of the situation, and even complained that I disturbed him to rest. .”
"The next night, I heard that strange sound again. The difference was that this time I heard a heartbeat. A heartbeat like a drum. But when I rushed to my brother's room, everything was gone. Disappeared. When I told him what happened, he looked blank."
"Is it a resentful spirit?" Dan Chenzi asked.
"How could there be a resentful spirit in the master's door?" Qing Huizi shook his head: "In order to understand the situation, I obtained my brother's consent and set up a barrier in his room. In this way, whenever there is any trouble in his room, the barrier will The world will be triggered, which proves that what I heard was not an illusion."
"Did you find anything?"
"No, I didn't hear any strange noises after that night. But the night before yesterday, I was woken up by a strange sound again, and this time the sound was not in my brother's room, but in the yard. I didn't turn on the light, so I was careful. I came to the window and saw..."
Dan Chenzi felt like he was listening to some ghost story, and his whole body tensed up.
"Brother, he was sitting in the yard with a bucket of blood beside him. He kept staining his hands with blood and drawing strange spells on himself. His face was expressionless, and his eyes were gray and empty, without any sparkle. He looked like It was a moving corpse. I was so frightened that I rushed out to wake him up without thinking much."
"He didn't seem to know what he was doing and asked me why he was in the yard. I carefully checked his physical condition and found that everything was fine. His spirit was normal and there were no signs of being snatched away. But My brother acted very tired and went back to his room to rest without saying a few words to me."
"I watched him enter the room to rest, but the moment he turned off the light, I saw a terrifying scene. A human face grew out of my brother's back and it smiled at me." Speaking of this, Qing Huizi slowly said Shivering: "I have never encountered such a scary thing. Just looking at it made me feel breathless. It was warning me, warning me not to meddle in other people's business."
Dan Chen Zixin said that it was too ridiculous. It sounded like some kind of terrible resentful spirit, but my dignified Shangqing sect was famous for making ghosts. What kind of resentful spirit dared to make trouble in Maoshan because it was too comfortable to be a ghost
"I couldn't sleep that night. At dawn, I went to find the master and explained the situation to him. The master took it very seriously and personally inspected our brother and sister's residence. He also used an octagonal mirror to take a look at my brother's whole body. To his surprise, , My brother is normal and has no problems. Afterwards, the master leader asked me to chant sutras and meditate with him every day and practice the Pure Heart Mantra."
"The Master thinks something is wrong with you." Dan Chenzi suddenly realized that he felt that there was something fishy and unusual about this matter.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Qing Huizi. If he went crazy, there would be signs and he would be able to detect it.
However, if Dan Yunzi has a problem, the master will not remain indifferent.
Dan Chenzi felt quite troubled.
"Well," Qing Huizi looked tired, "Since there is no problem with my brother, then it is me who has the problem. It is understandable that the master would think so. Until now, I can't even understand myself. It's me who cultivates If something goes wrong, it's my brother who has the problem."
Dan Chenzi thought for a while, "It's simple. It just so happens that Dan Yunzi is traveling down the mountain. If something strange happens again in the future, then there is something wrong with your cultivation. If not, then there is something wrong with your brother."
Qing Huizi worriedly said: "If it's my own problem, then of course it's the best. But what if it's my brother? He is alone and helpless at the foot of the mountain."
If only I had such a sister! Dan Yunzi is really stupid and blessed.
Dan Chenzi patted her shoulder to express comfort. He turned to the old Taoist priest who was sweeping the floor on the steps below and asked, "Senior, what do you think?"
The senior ignored him.
"Senior, let me get you another bottle of wine."
The senior ignored him, raised his head, glanced at him, and said calmly: "Everything has its own destiny. If you get this result, there must be a reason. The so-called all things, love, hate, and misery are just a delusion and an illusion. .”
Dan Chenzi scratched his head: "Senior, what do you, a Taoist, say about Buddhism? A few days ago, you told me that Taoists are more powerful than monks."
"This is fate."
"Senior, be a human being."
“Wherever the eye goes, what the heart sees, you see that, and what you see is what you see.”
"Understood."
Qing Huizi left thoughtfully, and Pingting's graceful back disappeared among the dead branches. Dan Chenzi withdrew his gaze, "Senior, do you think she would agree if I asked her to become a monk?"
The veteran sweeper glanced at him: "Do you want to enter the semi-level world? Counting the time, you were the top S-class five years ago, but it's not the time yet."
Dan Yunzi said depressedly: "Isn't this too much pressure? I watched the news this morning. That guy Li Peiyun actually entered the half-step pole. He is the fastest among the four to enter this realm. Li Xianyu achieved half-step pole. The Tao is a sure thing. My spiritual cultivation is a little better than mine. Anyway, my master is the ultimate Taoist and teaches me by words and deeds every day, but I walk all by myself. The difference between the rich second generation and the poor second generation."
"If one day he achieves the ultimate goal, wouldn't it be too ugly for me?" Dan Chenzi asked worriedly.
"Then why did you choose this girl?" asked the old sweeper.
Taoism and Buddhism all have the saying of entering the world and being reborn. It is very simple to stay away. Only by experiencing many things personally can we truly understand, see clearly and understand thoroughly.
So Dan Chenzi misses women.
His age and body are just right for this. Of course, he can also keep his body pure and pure until he gets older in the future, when he will naturally realize that form is emptiness.
Many lonely Taoists are like this.
Dan Chenzi didn't want to wait until that age, he didn't want to be left behind too much.
"Because she is the only one in our master who doesn't admire me very much. If I become a Taoist couple with her, we can respect each other as guests and won't bother me." Dan Chenzi said.
After hearing this, the veteran sweeper laughed disdainfully: "You also know that she doesn't admire you, so how can you be sure that she will agree to be your Taoist companion?"
Dan Chenzi thought about it and felt it made sense.
"Don't get involved with people from the Li family." The old sweeper warned.
"Why."
"Causation haunted."
"oh."
(End of chapter)