We didn't wait long at the station. At about three o'clock, we waited for Sima Shibo at the exit of the station. He was wearing a casual suit and carrying a briefcase. At first glance, he thought he was a businessman. .
Especially his thank-you top, if it is mixed in the business field, it will probably be a sign of successful understanding.
Seeing Sima Shibo, Zuo Qingmu and I waved our hands at the same time to indicate our position. Sima Shibo and his old man also smiled and rushed over to us. Wei Wei, who was standing next to me and Zuo Qingmu, seemed a little nervous. Obviously he It was the first time I saw my uncle.
After meeting and saying hello, Uncle Sima turned his head and asked Wei Wei, "You are Xuan Kongzi's disciple, right? He has a good eye."
This sentence sounds like a compliment to Xuan Kongzi, but in fact my uncle is affirming Wei Wei's aptitude.
Wei Wei was a little embarrassed to be praised by my master, so he smiled shyly and said, "Sima Tianshi is too famous."
My uncle Sima had no intention of taking Wei Wei's words at this time, he turned to look at me and said, "Xiaoyong, I heard that you have done a big thing in the past six months, come and tell me about your school in detail. The thing about the ghost house."
Sima Shibo asked me to say that I was not easy to refuse, so he said, let's find a car and go back to Long'an Town, and I will tell him slowly on the way.
It is not too far from the county seat to Longan Town, so when I returned to Longan Town, my story had not been finished with Sima Shibo, but it was also the end.
After getting out of the car, we went back to the house Wei Wei rented in Long'an Town, entered the hall and looked at the portrait of Sanqing.
Of course I had to keep my mouth shut at this point. After Sima Shibo finished serving the incense, he said, "You can continue talking. After that, how did Nangong Zhentian get rid of the green ghost?"
I gave Sima Shibo a detailed account of the situation at that time, including of course, after the matter was dealt with, Nangong Zhentian taught me Taoism and exchanged talismans with me.
After I finished speaking, Sima Shibo nodded and said, "Xiaoyong, it seems that not only has your head grown taller, but your skills and heart have also grown taller, and your lifestyle has begun to speed up and change rhythm. "
I didn't understand what Sima Shibo said, so I showed a suspicious look on my face, but he didn't explain too much to me, but continued: "I already know everything about the case you took on. , and I also know who is behind the trouble, but don't worry, I won't let the troublemaker's wish come true, so this time the matter of the yin qi gathering spirit, my uncle, I will solve it for you."
Seeing that Uncle Sima personally agreed, I was naturally more at ease, but my doubts increased, so I asked Uncle Sima: "Master, when you say that someone is tricking, do you mean someone who deliberately gave us a case? "
My uncle nodded and said, "That's right, but he didn't give you cases on purpose, but used some cases to lure you. Unfortunately, it's easy for you to be fooled."
"Me?" Sima Shibo kept insisting that it was me, not Wei Wei and I. Could it be that this matter was directed at me from beginning to end
The questions in my mind have started to grow more and more.
Sima Shibo looked at the table in front of him and said, "In this way, go and make me a pot of tea, we will sit down and talk slowly, anyway, the feng shui that gathers Yin Qi will not escape, so don't rush. "
Before I could move, Wei Wei hurriedly took the teapot and went out to boil water to make tea, and at this time Uncle Sima continued: "This kid Wei Wei has a lot of eyesight, alright, now there are no outsiders here, Master. Uncle, I won't lie to you, Xiaoyong, in fact, it's not someone else who is making trouble this time, it's one of the old stubborn people in our teacher's sect."
I subconsciously asked: "What is the purpose of our teachers?"
Sima Shibo sneered and said, "Their purpose? It's very simple. They want you to die. Do you remember when your adoptive father was angry because of my eldest apprentice's death? Because my eldest apprentice is with you. He had the same experience, except that the case he was tricked into was not Yin Qi Gathering Spirit, but a more cruel 'barren village' than here."
When Sima Shibo said this, I felt that some lines in my heart were connected, and I said, "The last time you and my adoptive father came to our village to deal with the freezing-to-death ghost, my adoptive father was Are you unhappy because of this? But what kind of conflict of interest can make the same family kill each other?"
Sima Shibo said: "What else can it be, it is naturally the head of the sect. Although our sect is not big, it is fortunate that your ancestor has taught me well. In just a few decades, our sect has successively produced me and Your foster father and two celestial masters, the appearance of the two of us allowed our sect to cover many famous sects for a while, and naturally attracted the attention of some large organizations."
I interjected and asked, "Is that Wei Wei's organization?"
Uncle Sima nodded: "That's right, so your foster father joined that organization in place of our teacher's sect, because that organization is linked to power, so some people in our teacher's sect have crooked thoughts, wanting to put the entire teacher's sect into custody. Bringing him into that organization is like Nangong Zhentian, pulling all Taoists from Nangong's faction into that organization, thus consolidating his position in that organization."
I was a little confused and asked, "What's so good about that organization?"
Sima Shibo said: "It is the largest cultivator alliance in the country. If you get the upper-level power in it, you can command the cultivators in that alliance all over the country. By the way, I forgot to tell you, now almost all All the famous sects are members of that alliance, so as long as our sect joins, according to the power of our sect’s two heavenly masters, they will definitely gain higher power in the alliance, and those stubborn old guys in our sect will also There will be a sudden rise in power, which is their main purpose."
Since there are such great benefits, why would my adoptive father and uncle not agree to join? Is there anything strange here
Sima Shibo seemed to see my doubts and said, "The cultivator alliance has too many cumbersome things and is too mortal. If I let people from our sect join in, I'm afraid they will have time to fight for power. , this is contrary to our original intention of cultivating Taoism."
Seeing that I still didn't understand, Sima Shibo continued: "Xiaoyong, do you still remember your village's story about that Luolonggou?"
When I remembered, Sima Shibo continued: "The one who first got the dragon scale was a national teacher of the Tang Dynasty, and he was a cultivator of the heavenly master level, but he did not succeed in transcending the calamity because of the dragon scale. Instead, a beetle spirit raised by him became an 'Earth Immortal' after a thousand years, do you know why?"
I shook my head, and Sima Shibo said, "It's because the national teacher let go of it too late, and it was too late to understand."
"The so-called letting go naturally means that he let go of his rights. Although he understood all this after he got the dragon scale, it was too late after all, and he could not survive the calamity with the rest of his life."
At this time, I understood a little. It turned out that my adoptive father and uncle were worried that our young disciples could not stand the temptation of the mortal world, and thus abandoned the great road of cultivation.
Sima Shibo added: "Although our actions are a bit extreme, I just want to protect my disciples, so that they can walk on the road correctly, and not stop or even go backwards because of certain fetters. "
I couldn't help but say: "Not everyone will be fascinated by power, such as my foster father, right, Sima Shibo, don't you often say that the Dao is natural? Why not just let it go? If most people are people If everyone agrees to join that organization, then let them join. If the uncle does not want to join, then there is no need to join, and live a leisurely and comfortable life of cultivating the Tao. Isn’t that just right? Why is it not obsession? Maybe it's not just those old stubborn stubborn people who should let go, but also you, Master."
At that time, I didn't know why I said such a thing, but I just said it out of thin air. After I finished speaking, Zuo Qingmu and Sima Shibo were stunned, but Zuo Qingmu soon said: "Little Yong, what nonsense are you talking about, our sect was created by the master, and you know how much effort you have gone through, do you think it is possible to give these old stubborn money in vain?"
I know I said something wrong. This sect is the family property of the uncle. I now advise people to donate the extension, not to mention the uncle. If it were me, I am afraid that I would not be able to do it. Some things always say Easy to come out.
I was just about to apologize, but Sima Shibo suddenly laughed "haha": "Liu Shidi said that you have a Dao heart, I finally understand Dao, I have been cultivating Dao for many years, but I didn't expect to be surrounded by a person living in the world today. The late born in the middle taught me a lesson, haha, enlightenment, enlightenment, there is no 'enlightenment', where does the 'Dao' come from? Sure enough, I still have to let them 'enlighten' by themselves, what I forcibly instilled in them is mine Dao, not their Dao, it turns out that my eldest apprentice died, I was also at fault, if I put some obsession with the sect earlier, maybe such a tragedy would not have happened."
Eh, in the end, I still didn't fully understand what I said, but Uncle Sima completely realized it.
This topic was a bit heavy, and when I didn't know what to say, Wei Wei came in with a pot of hot tea, and Sima Shibo said: "Okay, I already know those things, how to do it, I Now that we have the answer, let’s talk about the main purpose of my trip.”
Sima Shibo has something in his heart? Shouldn't he really hand over the master's door to those stubborn old men? If the town's master is handed over, will Master Liu blame me for it, after all, he is very "mind" about the death of Sima Shibo's eldest apprentice.
If I offend Master Liu, will he ignore me or cut off relations with me
My heart was a mess for a while, and I couldn't help but start scolding myself: "This piece of shit is talking nonsense!"
I seem to be in trouble now!