Taoist night sword

Chapter 58: Chapter 57

The white crane hovered in the sunlight, under the light of Lou Jinchen's Nianguang, it landed on the palm of his outstretched hand.

It was Master Ji's paper crane, with only one sentence on it: "Come to the school."

Lou Jinchen didn't delay, he left the Fire Spirit Temple and headed for Swimming City.

When he came to Swimming City, he sensed the city with Nianguang, and the originally peaceful and prosperous Swimming City had completely changed in his perception.

It became gloomy and gloomy, like a good orangery. Overnight, the fruits of the orange trees inside became black and small, the flesh was sour, and the whole body was covered with thorns. Get closer, and more weeds will grow.

The city gate was open, Lou Jinchen stopped there, raised his head, his eyes were closed, and he couldn't see the three words 'Swimming City', which had been changed to 'Eyesless City'.

His thought sense illuminates the void, and reflects the breath of all living things, the earth, mountains, insects and birds, stars in the sky, water, people, etc. These together form a map in his heart, but, he He couldn't see the writing on the city wall, and he couldn't see some objects that were completely lifeless.

But being able to see these is enough for him to move freely. Even if he encounters some pits on the road, he can still "control the earth" and stabilize his body at that moment. He found that this is still very important for his practice. The advantage is to make your own "swimming swordsmanship" more subtle in many emergencies.

Using a sword as a stick, he walked into the Eyeless City, but suddenly there was a barrier at the gate of the city, and he asked, "Hey, what are you doing in the city?"

Lou Jinchen stopped, he recognized the voice, this is the swordsman surnamed Zhao whom he met in the mountain temple, he is still in this city, Lou Jinchen felt his body There was a strange aura.

He remembered that he said there would be danger in the temple and advised him to leave, but he said that if there was danger, Zhao could handle it with the knife in his hand.

"Come here to follow Master's invitation." Lou Jinchen said.

"Oh." The swordsman surnamed Zhao didn't seem to care what he did when he went to the city, but just found a chance to strike up a conversation.

"Have you ever seen my wife and children?" asked the swordsman surnamed Zhao.

"Don't you recognize me?" Lou Jinchen looked at the bearded swordsman surnamed Zhao writhing in the other's eye sockets.

"I don't remember many things." The swordsman surnamed Zhao said: "I only remember that I seem to have a family, a wife, and a daughter, but one day, my daughter was lost, and my wife went to find my daughter. But he never came back." The swordsman surnamed Zhao babbled a little, which made Lou Jinchen feel a little more sympathetic.

"My wife is very beautiful and gentle, she will take me home for dinner every day,...my daughter is very good, she will read and practice calligraphy at home every day, and will help with housework..."

As Lou Jinchen walked forward, words in the wind came from his ears.

There are obviously fewer people on the street, but the people who are still there will still have stalls selling things, and there will be shops selling clothes, but these people have lost their eyes, and they seem to have memories Incomplete look.

Lou Jinchen walked all the way, with his eyes closed, and his eyes probably still had their same aura, so Lou Jinchen didn't disturb them.

They lived quietly, of course, occasionally they would suddenly break out into disputes, and the shouting voice in their throats was like a beast, but it would subside soon.

When Lou Jinchen came to Ji's Academy, the middle-aged man who had greeted him at the entrance also lost his eyes.

"Corridor leader, please come in."

Lou Jinchen asked in surprise, "You still remember me."

"Of course, the head of the corridor is a student of the master, how could I not remember."

Lou Jinchen hugged his sword, saluted and asked, "Dare to ask your name."

"I'm just a concierge, why dare to be called a big name, if the corridor chief doesn't mind, call me Uncle Fang, everyone used to call me that."

"Uncle Fang." Lou Jinchen called out immediately.

"Come on, the corridor chief will follow me." Uncle Fang led the way.

In the past, Ji's Academy was quiet and natural, but now it is quiet and depressing.

He saw Master Ji again, who was standing in front of Feng Yuxiang with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky.

Dressed in a gray Confucian robe, he looked bleak and flimsy.

"Master." Lou Jinchen saluted solemnly. This time when he came in, he was more solemn than when he came to Ji's Academy for the first time.

The master turned his head, and Lou Jinchen saw a pair of sunken eye sockets. Unlike other people in the city, there were no wriggling tentacles in his eye sockets.

"You are here," said the master.

"Yes, Master, I'm here." Lou Jinchen replied.

"You are indeed a good boy." The Master said: "I didn't want to disturb any relatives and friends, but some concerns are not so easy to cut off."

"Master, no matter what you have, I will try my best." Lou Jinchen said seriously.

"Sit down and talk." The master pointed to the stone bench and said.

Uncle Fang, who was standing not far from the side, immediately stepped forward and poured tea for the two of them, and the wife served the tea to drink with Lou Jinchen. Lou Jinchen felt that the tea was extremely bitter in the mouth, and at the end there was some grassy and sweet aftertaste.

"This is bitter black tea. It was picked by a former student from the back of the mountain at home. It tastes bad and I don't like it, but now I drink it with a different taste. This tea tastes bad, but it has a refreshing feeling The beauty."

Lou Jinchen felt it carefully, and really felt a little more coolness in his heart.

"When I was young, I used to travel around to study. Once I traveled to Wanghaijiao. I was seriously injured and was rescued by a woman. The woman's home opened a gymnasium. After I recovered from my injury, I served as a Confucianist in it for three years. The law speaks well."

The master paused at this point, as if reminiscing about the past, but quickly calmed down and said: "I am originally a student of Qiuchan Academy, so I will naturally go back to the academy when I am called. When I leave, I promise In the future, I must go back to teach Confucianism and Law, even if I can't go, I will let my disciples go, but because of various things, I have been delayed, and although I have been communicating, I have never been there again."

"A few days ago, there was another letter from there, saying that the gymnasium has been expanded in recent years, and I hope I can introduce a monk of Confucianism and Legalism to serve as a lecturer there. You know, now that I am like this, I don't have the face to contact my former colleagues, so Today I just want to ask if you would like to go there."

The Master asked very sincerely, and Lou Jinchen could feel that the Master seemed to be prepared to refuse.

"Master, I am willing." Lou Jinchen replied quickly and with certainty.

"Okay, Ah Fang, go and wrap up the books on Confucianism and Legalism in my study and give them to Jinchen." The master looked very happy.

Lou Jinchen also laughed, but felt a little sad in his heart, remembering the first time he saw his master, everything changed in a short time.

　A new volume, a new beginning, from now on we can see the world and all beings.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)