Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 47 Insights
"Help!"

"Killed!"

"Go away!"

Along the way, Chen Yun kept asking for help, almost shouting "kill the pig".

However, it was of no use. The peddlers, footmen, pedestrians and shopkeepers all seemed to be possessed by evil spirits. Not only could no one hear the shouts, it seemed that they could not even see the few strong men holding Chen Yun high in the air.

Jin Qiaoqiao, who was walking in front, didn't even look back, he just smiled teasingly and said: "Shout, no one will come to save you even if you shout until your throat is broken. My Jin family is so powerful in the Qin State, I don't think anyone in Xigou City dares to meddle in this business!" "

Nima!

Right to be great?

Chen Yun almost wanted to curse.

But then he thought about it, it was really amazing to have power in the world.

Perhaps knowing that shouting was useless, Chen Yun simply stopped wasting his energy and shouted for help.

No, once he was free, he had time to think about what happened today.

At first, because he was too anxious, he just thought it was strange and did not consider the details.

But as he got closer and closer to the Jin Mansion, the crowds became sparse. When he knew that shouting was useless, his head gradually calmed down.

He felt that today was really strange.

On weekdays, when the preacher runs out of things, he usually asks Brother Ning to go down the mountain to purchase supplies.

Today, as soon as Cai Rujin came to the Talisman Making Hall, he knew that the ink and yellow paper were exhausted without even checking, and then sent him down the mountain to buy it?

What's even more strange is that as soon as they get off the mountain, they encounter a quarrel between a rough man and a beggar.

I hid on the other side of the street, how could a beggar pounce on me?

Recalling these things, Chen Yun only felt that something was not right, and he was not completely sure of the clues.

However, the appearance of Jin Qiaoqiao was really confusing.

Chen Yun had long noticed that something was wrong with Jin Qiaoqiao.

Even thinking about what the two watchmen said, he once suspected that Jin Qiaoqiao was a demon.

Just thinking about it calmly now, Jin Qiaoqiao's first appearance seemed to be more than ten or twenty days earlier than the demons in Xigou City.

Could it be that Jin Qiaoqiao is not a demon?
Are all my previous guesses wrong?
Then why is Jin Qiaoqiao so abnormal, constantly looking for opportunities to get close to him?

Chen Yun suddenly came up with a story that has been circulated in Taoism for a long time in previous lives: Zhongli Quan tested Lu Dongbin ten times.

Is it possible that Jin Qiaoqiao was transformed by Zhong Liquan?
He felt very likely.

Because Zhong Liquan seems to have a hobby of role-playing, otherwise he wouldn't have tried Lu Dongbin.

When I thought about it, I almost hugged Jin Qiaoqiao and chewed on her.

Chen Yun couldn't help but feel a chill.

But if you think about it carefully, it's wrong.

After all, Jin Qiaoqiao appeared several times before, and Zhong Liquan was still in the fairyland.

So what's going on?
Chen Yun couldn't think clearly for a while.

But two things are certain.

If Jin Qiaoqiao is not a demon, he should be harmless to himself.

Moreover, this matter is related to the missionary view.

……

The group of people arrived at Jin Mansion.

Chen Yun had been held high and could only see the scene in the sky, not paying attention to the situation in Jin Mansion.

It probably took several turns and passed through three or four garden corridors.

Finally, we came to the main hall.

Jin Qiaoqiao asked two servants to tie Chen Yun to a chair, then waved his hand and said: "You guys go out first and invite my father to come over."

"Yes, Miss Qiao."

"I'll go out first."

Four or five servants turned and left.

At this time, Chen Yun was able to see his surroundings clearly.

The entrance faces the celadon panel wall.

A long table is placed in front of the board wall. In front of the table is an Eight Immortals square table, Taishi chairs with armrests on the left and right sides, and a row of chairs on the east and west sides.

In the middle of the wall hang calligraphy and paintings in the middle hall.

There is also a pair of couplets on both sides of the calligraphy and painting:
It rains heavily and does not moisten the rootless grass.

The Tao is broad, and only those who are destined will be saved.

Chen Yun remembered that this couplet came from Chapter 41 of "Laozi".

The general meaning is: although the rain is heavy, it cannot moisten the rootless grass; the Tao is broad, but it cannot guide those who have no destiny.

In short, no matter how good the opportunity is, it only comes to those who are prepared and enterprising.

There is nothing wrong with hanging a motto like this in a wealthy home.

However, Chen Yun still discovered the clue.

Because the banners on both sides of the wall, although they are all calligraphy and paintings by famous people, most of the contents are Taoist mottos about family management and self-cultivation.

For example, in "Zhuangzi. Outer Chapters. Heaven and Earth", "Although heaven and earth are big, they are equalized; although all things are many, they are unified."

Another example is the saying in "Liezi. Shuofu" that "seeing out is to know what is coming in, and observing what is going is to know what is coming."

There are many similar maxims.

Chen Yun looked around carefully.

In addition to a large number of Taoist maxims, there are only a few Confucian maxims.

On the contrary, not a single trace of the Legalist thought that was the foundation of the Qin Dynasty was found.

If the Jin family is really the nobles of the Qin State, this is obviously inconsistent with common sense!
He actually felt that the owner of this room was a little disgusted with Legalist ideas.

Why do you say that?
Legalism has absorbed Taoist ideas, so it is normal for Legalism not to reject Taoism.

What is the attitude of Taoism towards Legalism?
As far as Chen Yun knows, Taoism has never had a good attitude towards Legalism.

The main reason stems from the fact that before Han Feizi, Legalist thought advocated the use of laws to govern people, believing that human nature is inherently evil and that only fixed laws and authority can govern the world.

Taoist thought, on the other hand, does not advocate ruling people by law, but advocates letting nature take its course and doing nothing but doing something.

“The walls of the Qin Dynasty’s Hall of Honors were covered with Taoist mottos, but there was no Legalist motto?”

Chen Yun seemed to be sure of something. He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in his heart: "Interesting, interesting."

He was [-] to [-]% sure that the owner of this room was a true Taoist thinker.

Otherwise, as a Qin native, it would be impossible for the house to be filled with banners but not a single legalist motto.This deep-seated dislike of Legalist thought cannot be disguised.

Maybe she noticed his smile.

Jin Qiaoqiao, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair on the right side of the front, blinked and asked, "Daozhang Chen, now that you are a fish and I am a swordsman, do you still have the time to laugh?"

Chen Yun quickly stopped his smile and said calmly: "Miss Qiao, I'm just a long-term worker at the Taoist Temple. You are the daughter of my Qin Kingdom's Jin Mansion. The gap between you and me is as big as clouds and mud. Why should I fall like a flower and be ruthless?"

"Falling flowers are intentional, but flowing water is ruthless?" Jin Qiaoqiao said repeatedly.

She suddenly squinted her eyes and smiled: "You are quite interesting. You can blurt out such philosophy. I guess you read a lot of poetry and books on weekdays?"

The two started talking about this.

Chen Yun had no consciousness of being "kidnapped" at all, and just talked to the other party calmly.

Perhaps it was because he came from the future and had insights beyond the current society. His words were quite humorous, which made Jin Qiaoqiao laugh.

About seven or eight minutes later.

Two footsteps sounded outside the house.

Immediately, a middle-aged man wearing a mountain crown, a green robe, a large belt around his waist, a knife hanging from his waist, and black square-toed shoes walked in.

Behind him was a middle-aged man dressed as a steward.

Upon seeing this person, Chen Yun immediately stopped chatting with Jin Qiaoqiao and carefully looked at the middle-aged man dressed as an aristocrat.

Not surprisingly, this person should be Jin Qiaoqiao's father.

He knew that this person was most likely going to see his rightful owner.

Chen Yun wanted to see what kind of medicine Jin Qiaoqiao's family was selling.

When Jin Qiaoqiao saw the middle-aged man, he immediately stood up and greeted him, saying affectionately: "Dad."

"What are you doing again?" Father Jin scolded him with a straight face, "You actually kidnapped someone back? You are really lawless!"

Jin Qiaoqiao didn't seem to be afraid at all, and still said with a smile: "Dad, this little thief is bullying me, you can cure him for me."

"Huh! There are no rules!"

Jin's father scolded Jin Qiaoqiao a few more times.

Chen Yun sat there and watched the two people's performance with great interest.

After a while, Father Jin turned his head to the steward and said, "Steward Lin, please untie this Taoist priest first."

"Yes, master."

Manager Lin stepped forward to untie Chen Yun's rope.

Father Jin cupped his hands and said, "Taoist priest, my little girl is willful and has made you suffer. I am deeply sorry."

Chen Yun pretended not to know anything, stood up and bowed in return: "Mr. Jin, there is no need to be polite. Miss Qiao is playing with me. Since there is nothing to do, I will take my leave first."

After saying this, he turned around to leave.

Chen Yun believed that if Jin's father was really an ordinary nobleman of the Qin Dynasty, he would have allowed him to leave.

But if the other party has other thoughts, he will definitely call him to stop him.

"Taoist Master, wait!" Jin's father called out to him.

Sure enough, Chen Yun was roughly certain of his guess.

He looked calm on the surface, turned around to look at Father Jin, and said, "What else can Mr. Jin do?"

Father Jin looked at him calmly and said slowly: "Although Jin's teachings are not good enough to make my little girl willful, she is not knowledgeable and sensible, and at least she will not kidnap people randomly. There must be some reason why she kidnapped you to my house today." , I, the Jin family, have been serving as officials in the court since the founding of the Qin State, and not everyone can insult me. Please, Taoist Priest, sit down for a while until I figure out the reason."

It would be better if Father Jin didn’t say this.

As soon as he said this, Chen Yun was even more sure that the other party was acting.

According to what he knows, there are fifteen main origins of the Jin surname.

Except for the Jin surname from the Jintian family of Shaohao, the other fourteen braces only appeared after the Qin Dynasty.

And Chen Yun also knew that there were no people named Jin serving as officials in the Qin Dynasty.

Of course, Father Kim was lying.

After coming out of Daheishan, Chen Yun quickly learned about this world. Although it is indeed slightly different from the ancient history of China on Earth, the general development direction is similar.

So he felt that the possibility of his guessing wrong was almost slim.

In other words, Father Jin and Jin Qiaoqiao must have had some purpose in tying him here today.

Thinking again, Jin's father is most likely a Taoist thinker who hates Legalism.

Chen Yun was probably [-]% sure that the other party was most likely trying to test him.

It was like Zhongli Quan's test of Lu Dongbin.

Of course, he is [-]% sure now, but he is not completely sure yet.

Now that he was sure of the other party's attitude, Chen Yun no longer worried. He sat back on the chair and stretched out his hand: "Mr. Jin, please feel free to ask Miss Qiao."

Father Jin nodded slightly and said, "Well, let me ask my daughter first."

As he spoke, he habitually sat down on the Taishi chair on the left.

Manager Lin stood behind him respectfully.

Jin Qiaoqiao sat back on the Taishi chair on the right.

Seeing this, Chen Yun's eyes flashed with light.

He was finally able to be completely sure that the other party was indeed a distinguished noble of the Qin Dynasty!
During the Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties, the right was respected, so the royal family and nobles called them "right relatives", and the aristocratic families called them "right clan".

According to the historical trajectory of the current era, although the Qin State is not the suzerain state today, many pre-Qin rules are still followed within the Qin State.

It is impossible for a normal person to have the father sit on the left and the daughter on the right.

On the contrary, Taoism respects the left.

Chen Yun had previously determined that there was something fishy about Jin's father and Jin Qiaoqiao.

He also judged that Jin's father was most likely a Taoist thinker.

It may also be related to the missionary view.

Now that I see this situation, let's connect it with what Jin Qiaoqiao did today and before.

He was 90.00% sure that the other party was really testing him!
Before that, Jin Qiaoqiao's temptation might be full of flaws and easy to detect.

Today, Chen Yun has experienced this. To be honest, if he didn't have keen observation and some understanding of Taoist thought, history and culture, most people would not be able to detect the abnormality.

Although he didn't know which Taoist master was testing him, after all, Chen Yun had previously judged that it was unlikely to be Zhong Liquan, but he believed that the other person was a Taoist preacher.

Since you are the one trying everything, isn't it just a matter of showing off your acting skills?
Row!
Feel free to come if you have any ideas.

It just depends on whether my acting looks good or not.

Chen Yun was completely relieved and waited for Father Jin to make his move.

(End of this chapter)