Nothing is to blame

Chapter 18

Gui Wugui continued: "During that time, my father worked harder to sell the goods, but he also earned some savings. It's just that he used the money to recruit famous teachers and scholars for me, travel around various cities, broaden his knowledge, and even eat and drink. More than a few elder brothers. Although I felt a little bit sorry, but I was young at that time, and I couldn't resist it, I just accepted it. I made up my mind in my heart, I must get the honor early and fulfill my father's wish!"

"When my elder brother looked at me, I could feel the resentment in his eyes. This is his big heart disease. He married the daughter of Zhao from Xiuhuafang as his wife, and the wedding ceremony was simple. Not only did my sister-in-law complain, but He himself also felt that he had lost face. In the final analysis, it is natural that the father is partial to the youngest son and spent his life savings on me."

"Several years passed in the blink of an eye, and I was still half a year away from taking the small test for students. However, at this moment, something happened that changed the trajectory of my life." Speaking of this, Gui Wugui's face looked like It seems to be as quiet as a lake, but there seems to be infinite waves rising under the silence.

"Father and the three elder brothers went out to buy goods. This time, it was more than a month later than the agreed time, and there was still no return. Usually, if you return late for some reason, there must be a letter sent to reassure the family. But this Once, there was no news at all. I was secretly anxious, and I didn’t have the heart to study for homework, so I went out every day to inquire about news.”

"Finally, half a month later, I heard the news in a well-informed "Xinglin Residence" in the east of Tai'an City where merchants gather. It is said that in recent days, the Moyu Army in the capital has wiped out a group of thieves. This group of thieves came from the northern border of the Dayu Dynasty. Fleeing here, committing crimes continuously in recent years, robbing travel between the Dayu Dynasty and Izumo Kingdom. This group of thieves had been restrained a little in the past, but they suddenly became unscrupulous two or three months ago, and they continued to fight in Wulibao, Jiutou Street, etc. , Daqi Town intercepted and killed three groups of merchants, and the attack was ruthless, leaving no one alive. In the end, the Moyu Army guarding the capital was alarmed and suppressed."

"I was shocked when I heard the news. Although I never helped my father with his business, I also knew that the transshipment place of my family's licensed goods was Daqi Town, three hundred miles north of the city. I immediately hired a fast horse and carried a seven Up and down the mind to run north."

"I only have a general impression of many things in those six months, but I can't remember the details."

Wen Jinyuan has been listening quietly, with no sadness or joy in his eyes: "The world is like this. Many inadvertent fragments of life are often timeless, even if time is long, once picked up again, the scene is like yesterday; and the real indulgence Once the extreme joy, anger, sorrow, and joy, once the heart is locked, it seems to be erased, and can never be reproduced."

Gui Wugui continued: "Until half a year later, my little sister and I fainted in the wilderness in late autumn. When I woke up, I found myself lying on a stone bed. Facing the blue eaves, my body was covered with a thick linen quilt, and my head was covered with a thick linen quilt. It was a hard pine pillow, and not far away was a pyrotechnic priest who was looking after the fire. The surrounding area was empty, but my little sister was nowhere to be seen.”

"Ask the reason. It turns out that this is a sect of cultivating immortals called "Chongyuan Guan". Daoist priest, I was obsessed with fame and fame when I was young, and the theory of gods was always just false, but seeing this evergreen temple master with a white hair and a childlike face walked like flying, crossing the hall as high as seven or eight feet in a single leap, I couldn't help being greatly shocked .”

"According to Daoist Changqingzi, when we were traveling far away, we saw our brother and sister fainted in the wilderness, so we rescued them back to Guanzhong. But inadvertently discovered that the two of us have spiritual roots. But since then, my little sister and I have Never see each other again."

"I just learned that there are distinct levels in the cultivation world. Except for the direct inheritance of the family, such as the fifth-rank sect and the small sect without rank, they can only recruit disciples with eighth-rank and ninth-rank spiritual roots. It needs to be sent to a higher-level sect. What is the level of my little sister's spiritual root? In Chongyuan Temple, only the third-level spiritual root can be measured. When I was in a coma, Daoist Chang Qingzi had already sent her to the third-rank Shangzong, Qianyemen."

Spiritual roots are the qualifications of ascetics. Without spiritual roots, one is insulated from immortality.In today's cultivation world, spiritual roots are divided into nine grades, and each grade is divided into upper, middle and lower, which are actually twenty-seven grades.

The higher the spiritual root level, the rarer the number of people.The number of people with ninth-grade spiritual roots is ten times more than the sum of people with first-grade to eighth-grade spiritual roots, and so on.Generally speaking, a fifth-grade spiritual root is an extremely rare talent and beauty. In the vast area west of Baizangzhou, only the first-class sect Ming Haizong is eligible to be included.

"Of course, my little sister's spiritual root aptitude must not be higher than the fourth rank, otherwise I have already joined her in the Chongxiao Pavilion. At this time, she may not be in any of the first to third ranks of Baizangzhou. Our sect Among them, once a certain disciple is promoted to True Inheritance, he will no longer be alone, but can carry one surname and one surname. Although I have given up any idea of ​​revitalizing the family, but one day I will achieve True Inheritance and find my younger sister. One of the motivations for more than ten years of painstaking practice."

Wen Jinyuan nodded slightly.

Taoist cultivators are not heartless and desireless. One person in a family has a spiritual root. It is true that there are different paths to immortality.But in this life, the responsibilities and affection of being parents, children, husband and wife, and brothers cannot be abandoned at will, and they all need to follow the principles of nature.What's more, since Gui Wujiu is a young girl who has spiritual roots and embarked on the road together, it is even more due to protect her.

Gui Wugui continued: "I heard that my spiritual root aptitude was lower than the eighth rank, and I couldn't help feeling sad. Chang Qingzi said that although the spiritual root of the eighth rank is only the [-]th, it is actually considered a former One tenth. But I know this is just his words of consolation. Just like I aspired to take the imperial examination before, among the vast number of scholars, no more than one tenth of the students can be admitted, but a mere student is far from the gold list. , There is still too far away from the lintel of Guangyao. With the spiritual root of the eighth rank, what you want to say about the way of cultivating immortals is naturally just a fantasy."

"Small sects such as Chongyuan Temple have dozens of disciples, and [-]% of them are ninth-rank spiritual roots. Except for the aptitude of the master Changqingzi and Taoist priest who is an eighth-rank upper spiritual root, there are only two beginners in their twenties and thirties. The year-old monk has the aptitude of the eighth grade. And I am actually the third person after these two. It's just that these two seniors seem to be unable to bear the painstaking cultivation in the temple, and they have slightly cultivated to the second or third level of true qi Then he wandered around, and there was nothing Chang Qingzi could do about it."

"That's why Chang Qingzi tried hard to persuade me to train me as a descendant of the sect. According to him, after decades of hard work, you can get two to three hundred years of life. I can stay or stay as I like." .If you stay, you can inherit the mantle of the sect. Once you are lucky enough to have a spiritual cultivation, you can gain a title of a fifth-rank sect. At that time, there will be infinite benefits. If you don’t want to stay, in the world of mortals, rely With a little bit of cultivation, recruiting a monarch, a city lord, and a county guard to do some mundane things such as fasting rituals, exorcising ghosts and drawing talismans, watching the wind and suppressing evil, and all kinds of foreign things are endless. If you want to revive the clan, you can also It’s just a little effort, it’s much better than dedicating yourself to fame.”

"I'm naturally not interested in inheriting the Chongyuan Temple and attacking the five-rank sect. But as he said, if you can cultivate a little bit and become a guest of the monarch of a country, it is indeed better than the long journey of the imperial examination. So There is nothing I can do, so I became a disciple of Chongyuan Temple. Ordinary people at the age of eleven or twelve years old are at the stage where their minds are distracted and their concentration is very poor. But I may have suffered from the separation of relatives and the collapse of my family, so my mind is calm Serene and solemn, it is extremely suitable for the path of cultivation."

"Just like that, half a year passed without knowing it. At this time, a strange thing suddenly happened. Whenever I fell asleep late at night, I always seemed to dream of a two-inch long and short golden fish, circling around me several times. When I I raised my hand to catch the goldfish, but the goldfish suddenly went through the roof again, and I couldn’t find it anymore. I had the same dream for seven days in a row, and I just thought it was because I made a mistake in my practice, and I didn’t care about it.”

"On the night of the eighth day, I was always sleepy and awake, and I couldn't settle down. Not long after I fell asleep, I suddenly woke up from my dream, and I saw a two-inch goldfish swimming around my face, which seemed real but not real, not just an illusion. go."

"I touched my cheek to make sure that I was not in a dream. I couldn't help being startled, and I reached out to catch the goldfish. However, the goldfish was extremely agile, and suddenly jumped several feet. At this time, three feet in front of me, I don't know what Then, a figure appeared."

"The two-inch goldfish immediately slipped into this man's sleeve and never saw again. There was an ethereal and clear voice next to my ear: This esophagus spirit fish was sensitive, but it was lingering, and it didn't return for a long time. It turned out that it had met Wan There is no sign of "the jade tripod slipping", which makes Baoling confused."

(End of this chapter)