Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 352. 351. Life is like chess, lose a game first
"call……"

The Taoist appeared out of nowhere in an alley, looked left and right after confirming that there was no one there, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The old horse had already been thrown to the soldiers at the south city gate by him.

There is no way, with the old horse, he can't use Yu steps, so he can only get out first.

With such a great "fame", when they want to go back and ask for it later, they won't lose the old horse.

Recalling how he was besieged at the gate of the city just now like chasing stars, Li Zhen was a little speechless.

But what he wanted to complain about the most was the bastard who yelled.

Are you saying that you can't do something like "Shouchu Taoist priest is here"?
What is Shouchu Daoist Appearance?

Are you speaking human language?
Shaking his head speechlessly, he identified the direction, and walked towards Chunyoushe with a sullen head.

Fortunately, he was not recognized along the way.

After arriving near the east gate in a hurry, he first took a look in the direction of the rare animal pen.

Soldiers on duty during this Spring Festival are still dedicated to their work.

He withdrew his gaze and looked towards his home.

My heart suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

There have been three snowfalls in Luoyang in the past few days. Logically speaking, the steps of my house should have been covered with snow.

However, the bluestone steps were clean, and the snow had been swept to the sides.

Li Zhen reckoned, most likely it was Liu Ding who did it.

good boy.

Not bad.

After feeling at ease, under the watchful eyes of several officers and soldiers, he climbed up the bluestone steps and took out the keys of his house.

After opening the door, looking at the falling snow in the yard...

Well, it's ok.

No one walks, but there are beast feet.

Looking at the outline of the cute meat pad, it should be a stray cat from nowhere to catch mice.

With a thought, a golden shovel appeared out of thin air.

With one shovel in the east and one shovel in the west, a road was cleared out.

Li Zhen walked into the courtyard, but did not close the door.

When I came to the front hall, I found that a layer of dust had fallen on the table.

He didn't care about it, but went directly into the back room, picked up firewood and lit the fire, and asked Ta Da to break up the frozen solid ice cubes in the tank and throw them into the pot.

If there is any inconvenience in Jingzhen Palace.

So bathing is the first.

These days, he just washed his head hastily.

Although it is said that a cultivator is clean, it feels strange not to take a bath for a long time.

No, the first thing to do when you get home is to take a comfortable bath first, and then talk about other things.

The fire is on, but the ice hasn't melted yet.

Li Zhen opened the wing room again, and opened the money-making box at the bottom of the closet. After making sure that no one else had stolen it, she immediately felt relieved.

Back in the kitchen, he sat on the saddle and took out a box with a talisman on it from his pocket.

The box given by Wuyu Taoist.

For so many days, Li Zhen never tried to open the box.

Afraid of making any noise.

On that day, it is in front of the emperor, so it is not easy to mess around.

And our master Xuan's spiritual thoughts were a little unreasonable, so he didn't dare.

Now that there was finally no one there, I decided to see what was inside.

However, just to be on the safe side, when he was about to tear off the yellow talisman, a golden light still appeared on his hand.

Ten thousand qi encounters melt away.

Then, the moment the talisman was broken... Li Zhen saw a pair of straw sandals appearing in front of him.

Subconsciously raised his head, he met a pair of eyes.

I saw that the visitor was only three or forty years old, dressed as a Taoist, with a calm expression and ordinary eyes... If he hadn't suddenly appeared in front of him, Li Zhen wouldn't even have noticed him...

However, the moment he saw this person, Li Zhen suddenly broke out in cold sweat.

Not that he was afraid of the man.

For some reason, he had a feeling.

this person……

is fake.

Does not exist.

So what he was afraid of was not this, but a thought came to his mind:
"It's over, I seem to be in trouble again."

Then, along with what he was thinking, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear:
"I have three questions for you."

……

Qizhou, Yongcheng.

"Fuxi's pen opened the world, and he called it "image". There are four out of sixty hexagrams built with yin and yang symbols, and all hexagrams have "common names". For thousands of years, people in the world have been obsessed with "image". But I don't know..."

The middle-aged Taoist with a calm expression suddenly paused.

In a study room full of books, a teenager who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old raised his head and looked puzzled:

"?"

But the middle-aged Taoist didn't explain, he just narrowed his eyes.

In an instant, in the boy's world... Although the teacher is still there, there is an illusion... that the other party has wandered around the world.

moment.

The Taoist opened his eyes.

No sorrow or joy.

Looking at the boy, he thought for a while and asked:

"Feng'er. The sun and the moon, which one is higher and which one is lower?"

Hearing this question, although the boy wondered why the teacher asked this question, after thinking for a while, he still said:

"The sun is high and the moon is low."

"Why?"

"The sun is yang, the moon is yin, and all things are yang and yin disappears. The sun and the moon are yin and yang, and yin and yang are divided into life and death, and they cannot be compared."

The middle-aged Taoist nodded, with neither sadness nor joy in his eyes, and asked again:
"Water and fire, which one is higher?"

This time the boy didn't think about it, and said directly:

"Water is high, fire is low."

"Why?"

"Water benefits all things without fighting. Although fire is warm, it can start a prairie fire. Burn all things. It is the same as the sun and the moon."

The middle-aged Taoist nodded again:
"What about life and death? Which is higher and which is lower?"

"..."

This time, the boy finally frowned.

After thinking about it, he replied:

"Born high, dead low."

"Why?"

"...When a person dies, he becomes a ghost, when a ghost dies, he turns into a ghost, when a ghost dies, he turns into hope, from death, hope, and death, into nothingness. The world is wonderful in life, but after death, it returns to nothingness. Only by being alive, can we experience the splendor of this world. Death In the end, except for a handful of loess, what is left? So... the teacher and the disciples believe that life is high and death is low."

After the boy finished speaking, the middle-aged Taoist nodded calmly:

"Ah."

Then continue to preach.

But the young man couldn't listen to it.

What's the point of the teacher asking these three questions without beginning and ending, and not commenting on the answers?
After thinking about it, he asked:
"Teacher, what's your answer?"

The middle-aged Taoist paused.

So he said:

"I asked others, and there are three answers, are you willing to listen?"

The boy's eyes suddenly ignited the desire to win.

Seeing this, the middle-aged Taoist said flatly:
"Sun and moon, which one is higher and which one is lower? The answer is: the sun shines on all things, and the moon shines on the past and the present. Why should we distinguish between high and low?"

"..."

The young man was stunned.

But just listen to the middle-aged Taoist say:

"Water and fire, which one is higher and which is lower? The answer is: Water is impermanent, and fire is impermanent. Ask again: But there is no high and no low? The answer is: Exactly. Water is the mother of all spirits, and it nourishes and nurtures the spirit. Fire is civilization. In the beginning, Thief took fire to cultivate with swords and burns to continue the merits of life. Ask this question? You are sick!"

"...???"

The boy was a little confused.

What?
But the middle-aged Taoist asked again:
"Life and death, which is higher? The answer is: give up life and forget death? Greedy life and fear death? Why do you enjoy life? Why do you bother to die? Kneeling to live? Standing to die? I live? You die? Will you die?  … ...You ask inhuman words, inhuman language, inhuman!"

"...???????"

The boy was completely bewildered.

The first two questions are fine...but this last question...

This is the answer?

Where is the answer here?

This is clearly scolding!
The insulting words of "Are you dead or not? Are you talking in human terms? Are you asking in human terms? Are you a human being?" Can the teacher say it as an answer?
Looking at the Taoist, he no longer knew what to say.

But after finishing these three answers, the eyes of the middle-aged Taoist once again fell on the disciple.

Seeing his expression... not knowing what to say, he asked:
"Do you think you won? Or did he win?"

"of course……"

The boy instinctively wanted to answer that he must have won...

But when the words came to his mouth, he stopped.

I... did I really win?

Except for the last question about life and death, this answer does not answer the question, but it seems insulting.

But the first two answers...seemed straightforward, but they made him feel..."I understand, but I still don't understand".

I really... won?
Seeing this, the Taoist shook his head:

"Wind."

"...Ah? Disciple... the disciple is here."

"The person who answered these three answers has the same surname as you."

"Uh……"

"The cause and effect between the two of you started because of me, and will be entangled for a lifetime."

"..."

"How much older is he than you, and you will be called senior brother when you see him in the future."

"……Um????"

"The dispute between the two of you is today's answer. There can only be one of the two."

"..."

"You said that yang grows and yin disappears in all things, and yin and yang are incomparable. So today, I will teach you the law of yin and thunder. I hope you will realize the principle of yin and yang as soon as possible."

"Old... teacher..."

The young man couldn't help but interrupted the Taoist's words:

"He...who is it? Me and him...and why...this...that teacher taught him Yang Lei?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man with a calm expression shook his head slightly:
"Other things, you will know in the future. As for the method I taught... In your life, you have won three rounds with him. If you say that everything is superior, you have already lost one round. In his eyes, everything is equal. If you can cultivate yang thunder, you can also cultivate yin thunder. But if you do not distinguish between yin and yang, then he may not be able to comprehend it all his life. And if you can realize the principle of yin and yang as soon as possible, you will make a leap forward. He's on par with him. Got it?"

"..."

The young man's ignorant expression was astonished.

do not know what to say.

But I heard a voice from outside the sky with a hint of thunder:

"Ying Yuan Lei Sheng Pu Hua Tian Zun..."

……

"Crazy? What age is it, and you still play the tricks of the old man in the ring?"

Holding the box where everything returned to calm, Li Zhen was a little out of breath.

Scared your Daoist me to death!
what! ?

Master Dao, I'm so excited that I won't be able to come out next time, you know? !
Is it easy for me to take a short walk?
what! ?

Angrily, Li Laodao grabbed the box and dangled for a good meal!
The items in the dangling box collided with the box with a tinkling sound.

Finally, exhausted enough, he opened the box.

Take a look at what's inside...

It turned out to be a piece of jade.

(End of this chapter)