After arriving at the mouth of the Guangling River, a pair of travel-worn Taoist priests and apprentices watched the 15th tide, escorted the dragon carp into the sea, and started the return journey along the river, and finally came to the border bordering Liangyou. People can already see the magnificent scenery of Wudang Eighty-one Peak. In the evening, the sunset glows like a brocade hanging in the western sky. The young Taoist priest walks slowly and steadily with his master on his back, walking halfway through the Liyang The Xiaodao boy in the territory slept soundly. When they came to the foot of Wudang Mountain, the young Taoist saw an unexpectedly familiar figure, with a green shirt and a sword, and he really had the appearance of a jade tree facing the wind. He walked forward quickly, because he was carrying his apprentice behind his back, he couldn't perform the Jishou salute, so he had to nod in salute, and the young people who greeted him at the foot of the mountain also nodded in return. Behind the four-character archway of "Xing", Hong Xixiang or Yu Fu, the little Taoist boy who can be said to be the reincarnation of Lu Dongxuan, suddenly opened his eyes, lay sleepily on the master's back, and turned his head to look at the man who was walking side by side with the master. I don't know why, the child is naturally close to him, but also has some involuntary fear. At this moment, the evening drum of Wudang Yifeng Peak sounded at the same time, echoing melodiously between the mountains.
Xu Fengnian, who was in a trance, came back to his senses amidst the sound of the evening drum, and turned his head to look at the little Taoist boy. Speaking of which, Li Yufu was able to find this Jiangnan village boy named Yu Fu back then, and Xu Fengnian contributed a lot. When Wang Xianzhi went to Liang for the first battle, Xu Fengnian had no choice but to go out of his body to travel in spring and autumn. Later, he vaguely found signs of the child's enlightenment. Li Yufu followed the clues and successfully brought the child back to Wudang Mountain. Xu Fengnian looked at that immature face, except for the child's clear eyes, it was just like the elephant washing pond on Wudang Mountain, and there was a little demeanor of the uncle riding a bull. It seemed that there were not many similarities. Xu Fengnian looked at it ignorantly. Xiao Daotong, who understands, has mixed feelings for a while. Xu Fengnian doesn't have much impression of the immortal Lu Zu and the real Qi Xuan frame, but how can he forget the Taoist priest of Lianhua Peak named Hong Xixiang? Xu Fengnian couldn't help stretching out his hand, and pinched Xiaodaotong's slightly dark face after the wind and sun, probably because his finger strength was a little stronger, the child grinned and didn't dare to refuse, but was a little sullen, Xu Fengnian said fiercely on purpose: " Before you grow up, if you dare to empathize with someone else, see if I don't beat you to death."
The little Taoist became angry from embarrassment and said: "Practitioners are dedicated to Taoism and don't talk about love, what are you talking about?!"
Xu Fengnian snorted coldly, "Did you teach you the master teacher, or the old real Chen Yao taught you the bullshit principles?"
The little Taoist almost blurted out, and secretly tugged on the collar of his master's Taoist robe, Li Yufu said softly: "This is our King of Beiliang, Master can't afford it, and neither can your Uncle Chen."
The little Taoist hurriedly said seriously: "It's the truth I realized by myself, and it has absolutely nothing to do with Uncle Chen!"
Xu Fengnian and Li Yufu looked at each other and smiled, then glanced at the small rough bamboo box carried by Xiao Daotong, "What's in the bamboo box?"
The little Taoist hesitated for a moment, but replied honestly: "Xiao Dao and Master traveled eastward for thousands of miles. Along the way, Master often treated people. I picked many herbs from the mountains, and I also boiled the medicine. Some patients I must give Master the money for medical treatment, Master has to accept it, and I will also give me some copper coins, which I saved up, and on the way back, I also bought some gifts for Master Yu and Uncle Chen."
The small face like black charcoal set off Xiaodaotong's eyes brighter. Since he will soon be able to see the elder Taoist priests on the mountain, Yu Fu is in a good mood, especially when he thinks of the appearance of Master Yu and the others after receiving his gift, Xiaodaotong was very happy. But the guy in front of me whose name can be heard as far away as the southeast coast, let the child's mood fall to the bottom with one sentence, "Those small things in your box, if I receive such a cheap gift , will soon be thrown into a corner."
Xiao Daotong's face suddenly became gloomy, he hesitated to speak, wanted to refute but he couldn't be confident, so he just shut up and didn't speak.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "How about you sell me the box and I'll give you a few hundred taels of silver, and then go to Shushu Town to pick out some valuable things?"
Yu Fu didn't immediately refuse or agree, but whispered to Master, "Master, Master Yu and Uncle Chen, and Master Han and Brother Qingxin in Xiaozhufeng, what do they like?"
Li Yufu didn't help the young vassal to be a minion, and said with a smile: "They all like the gift you gave."
Xiao Daotong said pitifully: "But the things in my box are really worthless."
Li Yufu smiled and said: "Valuable things are often only valuable. I cultivated in the mountains, and it doesn't matter whether they are valuable or not."
Xiao Daotong quickly smiled and glared at Xu Fengnian.
Xu Fengnian also stopped teasing this innocent little Taoist boy, restrained his smile, and said to Li Yufu: "Headmaster Li, don't you stop thinking about it? After all, to you, you are different from ordinary people in the world. It can be used to make up for it, but once you do that, there is really no way out."
Li Yufu smiled and asked back: "Isn't the prince more so?"
Xu Fengnian said helplessly: "But the two of us are still different. The Taoist priest is a person who was born on the mountain, and I am a person who entered the world at the foot of the mountain. In order to realize my wish, I faced many obstacles, from Wang Xianzhi to Xie Guanying to Tantai Tingping. It's a selfish act of rebellious behavior. Zhangjiao Li didn't need to do this originally. He could prove longevity with peace of mind, and rank in the immortal class smoothly. Moreover, Wudang Mountain has always been an outlier. As long as Zhangjiao Li is willing to ascend and accept the recruitment, I believe The superiors will give a big reward. Taking a step back, even if Zhangjiao Li chooses to stay in the world like the ancestors of Wudang, there will be a day in the future when a Taoist priest of Wudang will be like Zhangjiao Li carrying Yu Fu on his back. Accept you as an apprentice, take you up the mountain to practice again, and continue to accumulate merit."
Li Yufu climbed up the steps with his apprentice Yu Fu on his back, and said slowly: "Since Lu Zu made the rules, our Wudang Mountain is very similar to today's Beiliang. However, because of the bottom line, I have never crossed the threshold, so I can barely survive until now. After the poor road went up the mountain, I felt ashamed and cultivated my mind more than my strength. I read the handbooks of previous generations of teachers, and I also read history books and even Buddhist scriptures. In my spare time, I occasionally go to the Big and Small Lotus Peaks to look far away, and over time, I have some thoughts that I shouldn't have."
Xu Fengnian couldn't help laughing and said: "Today I realized that not only you and me, but Beiliang and Wudang are also suffering from the same disease."
Li Yufu joked: "Why doesn't the prince use the term 'like-minded'?"
Xu Fengnian glanced at Xiaodao Tong Yu Fu, and said with emotion softly: "If you guessed correctly, the next headmaster of Wudang Mountain after you should be Qingshanguan Han Gui, who was praised by the old headmaster Wang Chonglou as 'sincere, more powerful The Taoist priest who travels farther, after that, is this guy. Wang Chonglou, Hong Xixiang, you, Han Gui, Yu Fu. In just a few years, I have met five Wudang masters. "
Li Yufu said regretfully: "Unfortunately, I'm afraid that the poor will only see Wang Ye, the King of Beiliang in this life."
Xu Fengnian and Li Yufu stood in the gazebo halfway up the mountain to take a rest. In the night, the summer escape town at the foot of the mountain was dimly lit, and Xiaodao boy Yu Fu had fallen asleep again.
Li Yufu said in a soft voice: "Cao Changqing's destiny in Western Chu has all been dispersed into Guangling Dao, but Cao Changqing's own destiny as a Confucian sage, its whereabouts... makes Pingdao puzzled."
Xu Fengnian nodded and said: "One is divided into two, one was given to Zhao Zhu, the heir of Prince Yanchi, and the other was originally given to Chen Zhibao, but the latter refused for some reason, so Tantai Pingping of Guanyin Sect took the opportunity to absorb it."
Li Yufu asked curiously: "It stands to reason that Cao Changqing should be closer to you than Chen Zhibao."
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "Li Chungang lost to Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xianzhi lost to me, Cao Changqing chose Chen Zhibao, outsiders will feel puzzled at first, the truth may take a long time to come out."
Li Yufu looked into the distance, "The key to how big a river or lake is depends on how strong it is. Huang Longshi has made the rivers and lakes in the past two decades into an unprecedented year, with masters coming out in large numbers. If it was in the era when Gao Shulu or Liu Songtao were invincible, a river and lake would be at most Accommodating three or four land gods, if the year is not good, there may only be one or two, and there are only a dozen or so warriors who have reached the first-rank realm. Once he dies, either someone will soon be able to become a land god, or a number of first-rank masters will emerge, and it never occurred to him that the master Qi trainer can become a celestial being."
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "It is always the people of today who are ashamed of the people of the past, but now the people of the past are ashamed of the people of today. It's very interesting."
Li Yufu suddenly said: "My lord, after that, Wudang Mountain needs you to take care of me more."
Xu Fengnian said with a sad face, "Then there is another burden on my shoulders?"
Li Yufu laughed and said: "When I traveled down the mountain before, I heard an interesting saying that the lice on rich people are double eyelids. The more I think about it, the more reasonable it is. The prince's family has a great business, so don't shirk it."
Xu Fengnian smiled, and then felt a little sad in his heart, looking at this young Taoist priest who was destined to disappear in the past and present.
Xu Fengnian and Li Yufu both know very well that the way of heaven is selfless. The so-called good is rewarded with good and evil is rewarded with evil. Can't escape the puppet fate.
Xu Fengnian wanted to settle the cause and effect for himself.
Li Yufu wanted to explain to the world the cause and effect imposed by heaven and man on the world.
This battle between heaven and man, where the two fight side by side, may have been silent from beginning to end, but it has determined the grand pattern of the human world for the next thousand years.
Xu Fengnian still didn't know what Li Yufu really wanted and wanted.
However, Xu Fengnian looked at this young Taoist priest with plain robes and felt admiration in his heart.
Li Yufu carried his apprentice Yu Fu on his back, and Xiao Daotong carried a small bamboo box on his back.
The young headmaster of Wudang breathed out and said softly: "Poverty Tao wants to speak for the world."
Xu Fengnian was puzzled.
Looking at the peaceful night in the distance, the young Taoist said with a smile: "I hope that in the world after the death of the poor, the gentleman will strive for self-improvement, and the gentleman will carry all things with virtue. I hope that after thousands of years, no matter whether there are rivers or lakes, there will be chivalrous men. Act righteously."
Xu Fengnian couldn't help interrupting: "Is this two sentences?"
Li Yufu nodded and said with a smile, "Then say something more as a poor man?"
Xu Fengnian was silent for a moment, "This...you can have it."
The two stood side by side on the hillside of Wudang.
It seems that a thousand years have passed at a glance.