At night, looking into the city from the top of Heyang City, although the lights of thousands of houses are indescribable, the little bits of light still give people a warm feeling.
For Gui Li, maybe it is the most unfamiliar place for him?
He silently stared at the lights, and then turned around. The city wall was neither tall nor strong. At this moment, there was no one. The desolate evening wind blew over from the open fields outside Heyang City, passing over the people at the top of the city. The city wall, which was heavily damaged in the beast-monster catastrophe, blew on him and Zhou Xian
For some reason, Xiaohuan and Wild Dog Taoist were not here. Only Zhouxian Xian and Gui Li were standing at the head of Heyang City at this night. However, Zhouxianxian looked calm and composed, holding the bamboo pole that the immortal pointed the way to. There was a wine bottle in the other hand, and he was taking a big sip at this moment, sighing with satisfaction.
"Good wine." He smiled slightly, and then said to the ghost, "This wine is still a little warm. Do you want to take a sip?" Gui Li silently shook his head and said: "Senior, drink it yourself."
Zhou Xian laughed and took another sip. But after taking this sip, he shook the jug and threw the jug down the city wall. It seemed that there was only the last sip left in the jug. Meijiu, probably because he felt so sorry, he asked Gui Li
This night, the moon was sparse and the moonlight was like water. The secluded city wall was illuminated quite brightly by the moon. After Zhou Xian drank the wine, he looked up at the sky and was lost in thought. For a moment, Gui Li was speechless and walked slowly to the sky. On the edge of the city wall, his eyes immediately fell on a certain spot on the city bricks. There were deep claw marks there. Near the claw marks, there were many claw marks densely covered on the brick wall.
Shocking
Those were the immortals left behind by countless beast monsters during the catastrophe. I don¡¯t know when Zhou Xian came over and said lightly.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? This old man who is playing in the human world seems to be a little less playful than usual on the city wall where the two of them are. Instead, there is a little more compassion in the eyes of Gui Li
Gui Li stretched out his hand and gently stroked the deep claw marks. What came from his fingertips was the hard feeling of the rough brick wall, but he didn't know how many innocent souls had cried out in these claw marks.
He sank for a long time and said: Did a lot of innocent people die in Heyang City back then? Zhou Xian sighed, walked to the edge of the city wall, and looked down. In his eyes, the lights in the city reflected: There are many people. Although many people have fled north early, there are at least 50% of Heyang. The people of the city lost their lives innocently and died in the hands of those monsters. Gui Li looked at Zhou Xian and suddenly said: Senior, you said that among the people who lost their lives innocently, which one of them is not the same as us? Which one is not in this world? Live well, not to mention all of them, but at least 99% of the people are harmless to humans and animals, but why are there such unforeseen disasters? And what is the purpose of a life like theirs? Zhou Yixian looked at Gui Li, held his hands on the city wall, and said: You can stand here today, but those people died innocently, let me ask you, why do you think it is? Gui Li was silent for a long time and said: I am different from them. I practice Taoism. Even if the beast monster comes, I can still avoid it. Zhou Xian nodded and said: That's it. You see, everyone has a head, but from a big perspective, Looking at the big realm, just as Tianyin Temple Buddhism says that all living beings are equal, but this actually means according to Buddhism, not only humans, but also ants and beasts are indistinguishable from us. He paused and smiled slightly. , and said, it¡¯s just that in this world, is there anything that can be seen clearly? If you have great supernatural powers and are powerful, you can survive desperate situations and be above ordinary living beings. This means that all living beings are originally equal, but in subtle ways, they are never equal.
Gui Li looked confused, shook his head slowly and said: I don't want to be above all living beings, and I don't have the compassion to save all living beings. Just like although I practice Taoism, I have no interest in immortality. Zhou Xian said lightly: Then you What do you want? Gui Li gave a bitter smile, his smile was full of dryness, and said in a low voice: This is it. What do I want? But even I don¡¯t know how the expression on his face changed. The bright moon in the sky gradually reached its zenith, and the moonlight was brilliant. It fell from the sky, stretching his shadow very long
Yiyi Xian didn't speak, and looked at Gui Li quietly, but the look in his eyes was completely different from the past, even though the person standing in front of him was the only ghost in the world who had studied the four volumes of the Book of Heaven. Li, his Taoist skills are already unpredictable, but Immortal Zhou Yi looks as if he is taller and taller at this moment.
His elegance, his calmness, the night wind passed through his white hair at the temples, and even the brilliance of the bright moon seemed to quietly gather on his side.
It¡¯s just that Gui Li didn¡¯t notice anything strange. In fact, Zhou Xian just stood in front of him calmly, and he himself seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts.
After a long while, Gui Li smiled bitterly and said: It seems that I am really incompetent. I can¡¯t even figure out why I am alive and what I want.He looked at Gui Li calmly, with a faint smile on his lips, and said: You are wrong, young man.
Gui Li was startled for a moment. This was the first time he heard Zhou Yixian call him a young man, but this was obviously not the main point. After he was stunned for a moment, he asked, "Senior, do you think I am wrong? Where is the mistake?" Zhou Yixian said lightly: Do you think that you are ineffective because you can't think about this problem? In my opinion, on the contrary, if you can think about this problem, you are far better than others in this world. Gui Li was stunned and said: What? Zhou Xian smiled slightly and waved: Come and see Gui Li walking beside Zhou Xian. Follow the direction of his finger and look towards the countryside. In Heyang City, under the moonlight, the lights in the silence are flickering
Zhou Yixian looked at the lights, and there seemed to be a kind of complicated emotions in the extension. After a moment, he said with pure clarity: What are you seeing? Ghost Li said: These are the lights in countless people¡¯s homes.
Zhou Yixian nodded and said: Yes, even when the lights are turned on, the little lights are like living people. They are all living in this world, whether they are proud or unhappy, but they will eventually go down. I tell you , this kind of people live forever, I don¡¯t know how many people live just to live. People like you who are distressed and reflect on why they are alive, there is no ghost in the million. Li Yaran, he has never thought about the country, but he has never thought about this. What Zhou Xiankong heard seemed to make sense, but he couldn't refute it
Zhou Yixian looked at him, a sad look suddenly appeared on his face, but this application passed in the blink of an eye, and then he sighed softly, stretched out his hand and patted Gui Li's shoulder.
Although Gui Li cannot be said to be frightened at this moment, there is always turmoil in his mind. Based on his practice, he almost subconsciously turned sideways to let go of Zhou Xian's hand, but the surrender happened suddenly. The seemingly ordinary Zhou Xian, with his seemingly floating palm, did not escape even with Gui Li's spiritual practice, and was just patted down by Zhou Xian.
Gui Li was really shocked. Before he could react, the words that made his mind turbulent came out from Zhou Xianxian's mouth: What's more, you are the only person in the world who has mastered the four volumes of the Heavenly Book. How can it be the same as everyone else? As soon as these words came out, Gui Li's body was shaken. The practice of the fourth volume of the [Heavenly Book] has always been something he kept secret. In fact, the third volume of the [Heavenly Book] obtained from the Heavenly Emperor's treasury was related to the wordless jade wall of Tianyin Temple. Even Lu Xueqi and the monks from Tianyin Temple who had obtained the fourth volume of the [Heavenly Book] did not know that those magical texts were in the same vein as the [Heavenly Book]. Only he who had practiced it from beginning to end could understand them. It¡¯s four volumes of [Heavenly Book]
However, at this moment, Zhou Yixian revealed this secret clearly in front of him. How could he not be shocked? For a moment, his face was full of disbelief, staring at Zhou Xian.
Zhou Yixian smiled lightly and said: "Although you are surprised, you don't have to be so ghostly. He looked up and down carefully at the old man in front of him. After a long time, he suddenly smiled, took a step back, straightened his clothes, and bowed respectfully. : I¡¯m rude, I¡¯ve neglected my seniors in the past, but I just have some unanswered questions in my heart. I hope my seniors can help me solve them? Immortal Zhou Yi looked calm, and he was so respectful to him for the task of making a name for himself in the world. It seemed that he didn't feel embarrassed at all. He only said: "What doubts and confusions you have in your heart, if others can tell you, with your intangible and How can we not understand the mysteries of the [Heavenly Book]? Gui Li said silently, "Does the senior think that the doubts in my heart are actually unsolvable?"
Immortal Zhou smiled and shook his head, saying: Yes, to understand the nature of words, the Buddha is in the heart and not outside the body. This is the similarity with Buddhism in the [Heavenly Book]. Immortal Zhou said: That's it. Why do people live this life? It's exactly what you should be. It¡¯s up to you to realize it yourself. I may be able to give you some advice. Just tell me what you don¡¯t want to say. He smiled and put his hands behind his back, and walked aside.
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Gui Li was startled, he opened his mouth to speak but stopped, Zhou Yixian already smiled and said: What, it¡¯s hard to say? Take your master and his wife who passed away recently as an example. Do you think they were crying?
Gui Li said calmly: Master and Master Zhouxian Xian Surong said: Tian Buyi died well, so he died without regrets and left with a smile; your Master, Suru, is deeply in love with your mentor and his wife, and does not want to live alone, you Thinking that she committed suicide in grief, but she didn't know where her soul was. What was her happiest thing about being able to be separated from her husband?
Gui Li was stunned and speechless for a moment.
Zhou Yixian said calmly: You are too sad for Tian Buyi and his wife, but you don¡¯t know that they may be the most understanding and the most regretless people. Isn¡¯t it ridiculous to use oneself to save others? Having said this, Zhou Yixian suddenly smiled, looked at Gui Li and said: Are you afraid of death?
by guilijuAfter a moment, he sighed lowly and said: "I'm afraid." Immortal Zhou Yi said: "Oh, I want to ask you, what are you afraid of? Is it the word death itself?" Gui Li shook his head silently and said: Since I have no intention of immortality, I don't care about death. What I'm afraid of is that after I die, my wishes will be difficult. Zhou Xian smiled and said: That's it. You can see through life and death, but there is something different in your heart Regarding the important things of life and death, instead of you asking me all kinds of questions, why not imagine these important things? Gui Li frowned and glanced briefly, as if he had some realization, but he did not show his face. Instead, he fell into deep thoughts again. Zhou Xian did not bother him, Xiao Xiao walked aside and looked up. , I saw the bright moon in the sky, and all the moonlight was shining down
??Above the wilderness, the evening wind is rustling, the stars are moving, and the sky is infinite
He stared for a long time and suddenly let out a deep sigh
Suddenly, Gui Li's voice came from behind: Senior, is there something hidden in your heart? 'I? Yi Xian didn't look back, he was still staring at the bright moon in the distant sky. After a while, he said quietly, since I am still wandering in this world, I also have hidden thoughts. What is it?
Zhou Xian smiled slightly and said: What I can¡¯t see through is this reincarnation.
Qingyun Mountain, Xiaozhu Peak
There have always been only women on Xiaozhu Peak, so the atmosphere here has always been quiet and peaceful. Even during the day, there is silence for a long time. Only the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers echo on this beautiful mountain.
However, since Master Shuiyue brought a group of flutes back from the funeral at Dazhu Peak yesterday, the atmosphere on Xiaozhu Peak has been calm, with a bit of solemnity and depression. Many young female flutes from Xiaozhu Peak are the first. This is the first time I saw Master Shuiyue's loneliness and sadness that he couldn't hide. With her current practice, she should have given up her anger long ago.
Wenmin has always been the one who best understands Master Shuiyue's thoughts. She also sent a message to the sisters early, asking them to be careful and not to talk or laugh loudly, while angering the master. Under such advice, it is natural that Xiaozhu Peak is full of people. All solemn
After returning from Dazhu Peak, Master Shuiyue locked himself in the Jianzhulin Jingshe and never showed up again. Disciple Wenmin Deng boldly went to say hello, but was not allowed to go in, which made Wenmin a little confused. get worried
On this day, Wenmin had not seen Master Shuiyue for a whole day and night. He came out of the Jianzhulin Jingshe. Feeling anxious, he asked Lu Xueqi to come with him. Lu Xueqi seemed to be in a bad mood and was unwilling to come, but Wenmin couldn't stand it. After some persuasion, she also had points to worry about, so she followed Wen Min over.
Wenmin and Lu Xueqi came to the bamboo forest and stood outside the monastery. Wenmin signaled to Lu Xueqi. Lu Xueqi hesitated for a moment, walked up, knocked lightly and said: Master, my disciples Lu Xueqi and Senior Sister Wen have something to see Jing. There was silence in the house, no one answered
Lu Xueqi and Wenmin looked at each other. Wenmin frowned, with a worried look on his face. In fact, Master Shuiyue's temperament was somewhat different from ordinary people. In the past, he would not be so disrespectful to his disciples. , even if she suddenly disappears for several days, there are some. But for some reason, Wen Min and others just came back from attending the funeral of Dazhu Peak and learned a little bit about the inside story, so they seemed to be a little sensitive to her menstruation.
Wen Min coughed, raised his voice slightly, and said: Master, this morning, Senior Brother Xiao Yicai, Senior Brother Xiao, sent someone to deliver a letter. Here, the disciple presented it to the monastery. It was still in ruins. Wen Min was deeply moved. Taking a deep breath, she took a step forward and opened the door of the monastery. Lu Xueqi followed closely behind her and walked in.
The two walked into the house and glanced around. Both of them frowned slightly. The monastery was not that big and the furnishings in the house were simple. At first glance, the two of them did not see Master Shuiyue. , Wenmin sighed and said: Master is not here, I wonder where she will be? Lu Xueqi shook her head silently, pondered for a moment, and said: Senior sister, we should go back first, or maybe we are worrying too much. Although Master and Uncle Suru have a deep relationship, they will be sad at most. I don¡¯t think anything will happen to Wen Min. He nodded and said, "That's all I have to do, but I always feel a little uneasy." Lu Xueqi sighed, shook her head slightly, turned around and walked out. Wenmin glanced inside the room again, then took out a sealed letter from his arms, and gently Put it on the desk, and then walked out. After a while, the door was closed by her from behind, making a soft snap.