Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Letting out the old and bringing in the new

I saw the man in the red robe was preaching the scriptures, the voice was not loud, but there was some echo in the air, it seemed to be close to the ear, and it seemed to be far away in the clouds, it sounded very strange. Li Qichen looked around at this naturally formed cave hall, oval in shape, like an egg with a crack, maybe this kind of terrain can have this kind of acoustic effect. Listening carefully to the man's words, they are all four words and sentences, and the sentences are quite simple, repeated over and over again, they are just exhorting people to do good things, donate property, practice hard, seek to be free from disease and seek longevity, which makes people feel dizzy sleepy.

Tong Shui, who was beside him, passed one sentence at a time, retorting in a low-pitched voice. I just heard the Red Emperor say: "... the vast sky, the sentient beings have no form, and the knowledge is separated from the form, which is the same as Datong..." Tong Shu then said, "Bullshit, since it's invisible, no one can see it. Since no one can see it, how do you know it exists? How do you know that he has feelings? Is it for you or for me?" The Red Emperor said again: "...the gods of the people are not mixed, the mountains and tombs are collapsing, and the sky is unfavorable, so this great violence..."

Tong Shui said again: "How many times have you seen people and gods mixed together? Could it be that people and gods slept in the same room in ancient times..." The Red Emperor said: "...the hungry have no food, the cold have no clothes, the tired have no rest, and the living have no shelter..." With a disdainful face, Tong Shu said, "Humph! Humph... so what, is there a way for you to babble like this?" Chidi's voice was calm and graceful: "...the powerful help others, the rich divide others, the Taoist persuades others, and the wise crosses others..."

Tong Rate, on the other hand, was aggrieved: "It's just collecting money, how can there be so much talk?" Chidi's tone softened, and he elongated his voice slightly: "...if the heart is free from disease, the disease will not touch the body, and if the heart is alive, it will last forever..." Tong Rate sneered contemptuously: "Hehe...you can do whatever you want? I think it's okay to be the emperor?" Seeing that Tong Shui's words became more and more outrageous, Li Qichen hurriedly tugged at the front of his clothes to signal him to shut up.Fortunately, the two of them knelt and sat at the entrance of the cave. The last of the crowd was a certain distance away from the others, so they were not afraid of being heard.

Tong Su reached out and took Li Qichen's hand. Li Qichen only felt that Tong Shui's hands were wet and slippery, and his fingertips were cold. He must be afraid of the next whipping, so he comforted him in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, you are a martial arts practitioner, these people can bear it, you Naturally, it is also bearable. When the time comes to protect the heart veins, count or sing poems and songs in your head, distract your energy, and it will pass quickly. When you are tortured, if your muscles are relaxed, it will not hurt too much, but it will If the injury is serious, if the muscles are tense, it will hurt more, but the injury will be mild, you can handle it yourself."

Tong Li squeezed Li Qichen's hand, turned his head slightly, and said, "I'm not afraid, it's just...it's annoying... Sigh! Anyway, I can't say it, I just feel anxious for some reason. Are these people crazy? Why? What they do and think is different from ordinary people, and I feel out of breath when I'm with them." Li Qichen also tightened Tong Shu's hand as an answer.Li Qichen's feeling was the same as Tong Shui's, the feeling of holding his breath in his chest, as if he had entered a strange world in a dream. Finally, when the Red Emperor finished speaking, Tong Shui's waist immediately collapsed, but Li Qichen looked around and saw that all the people were still sitting upright, like clay sculptures and wood carvings. Tong Shu's skirt, beckoning him to sit upright.

Tong Shui patted Li Qichen's hand back, expressing his dissatisfaction... When the two looked up, they found that all the people had stood up quietly, standing solemnly, hundreds of people from sitting to standing, without even making a sound. It didn't come out, and the atmosphere was extremely strange.The two hurriedly followed the example of others and stood with hands down, Tong Shui took the opportunity to move half a step closer to Li Qichen. It was changed to "Qingdi" preaching again, but it was about breathing, exhaling, and guiding Qi. I saw him standing on the podium with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth gracefully, with a long and soothing voice, eloquently speaking, It sounds very ironic.

Tong Shui became interested in such content, and together with the others, according to the Qing Emperor's instructions, folded his hands, raised his chest flat, with his thumbs and fingertips facing each other. , Watching the heart with the mouth, the heart moves at will, but the mind is tied to the seam between the two fingertips. Only listen to Qingdi slowly said: "Exert Qi, deep to store, store to stretch, stretch to descend, descend to stabilize, stabilize to solidify, firm to sprout, sprout to grow, grow to retreat, retreat to heaven. How many days The pounding is on top; the ground is pounding on the bottom. If you follow it, you will live; if you go against it, you will die..."

Li Qichen peeked at Tong Shui, and saw that he followed Qingdi's guidance, with his eyes slightly closed, and the guidance was very serious. Tong Shu realized that Li Qichen was looking at him, opened his eyes and said with a smile: "His method is the right way, especially when there are so many newcomers and you can't teach them one by one, it is very useful." "Oh? How do you say that?" Li Qichen became a teacher at the age of ten, specializing in swordsmanship and qi guidance, which was far behind Tong Lv, who was apprenticed by You Chong. Tong Shui said with a smile: "When I first started practicing internal strength, I was only three years old, and I couldn't concentrate at all. I kept my mind in my dantian, so my master caught some bugs, put them in gauze bags, and stuck them on my dantian. I kept scratching and wriggling, and my thoughts were naturally placed on the dantian. His method is also the same, making the tip of the thumb as close as possible, but not touching it, and lowering the eyes to stare. Naturally, he has nothing else to do. gone."

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard the Qing Emperor roar, saying: "Later!" Then he stretched his hands and pushed them out violently. The hundreds of people in the hall followed his gestures and all leaned back, as if they were pushed down by his palm.Among these people, some people leaned back so much that it was almost impossible for ordinary people to stand still, some people only leaned back slightly, and a few people still stood upright.Everyone maintained the gestures just now, lowered their heads, as if they were unconscious. The Qing Emperor roared again: "Front!" With his hands like claws and hooks, he drew back.Everyone followed his movements and voice, and quickly leaned forward.More than a hundred people are like marionettes, pitching back and forth following a person's words. This kind of scene is really weird.

It was the first time Li Qichen and Tong Shui saw this kind of spectacle, they all stared in astonishment, completely forgetting where they were. Suddenly, Li Qichen felt a flash of light behind the mask of the Qing Emperor, and seemed to be looking towards him, and hurriedly pulled Tong Shuai, and the two lowered their heads at the same time. Li Qichen's body didn't feel like leaning forward or backward, but he had to make some gestures. Fortunately, he looked up enough before, knowing that some people's pitching range is very small, so he followed Qingdi's voice and leaned slightly. stand up.Who would have thought that Qing Emperor's voice would become more and more heart-stirring, and everyone's pitch would also increase.Every time everyone looked up and down, Li Qichen felt a sense of coercion, as if he was a small boat, floating in the vast ocean, and had to follow the ups and downs of the waves. Gradually, his pitch became smaller. getting bigger. Li Qichen felt bad!I don't know what kind of sorcery it is, but it can manipulate one's mind. In a moment of cruelty, he bit his tongue hard, a trace of salty blood rippling in his mouth, his heart immediately became clearer, and suddenly he felt a heat in his palm. , A trace of warm inner strength came from Tong Shu's palm. Li Qichen nodded and smiled at Tong Shui, indicating that he was fine, and let go of his hand.At the moment, I am still acting on the pitch, but I will not enter the drama anymore... After a while, the Qing Emperor changed the method again, and taught everyone to use their hands to grasp the ailment, to pull the ailment out of the body. If there is no ailment, to grasp the heart, it can prolong life.Because everyone was of different ages and physiques, their movements could not be uniform, and the hall looked a bit chaotic. If the two made small movements, it would be even less conspicuous, so the two made gestures to deal with it, while looking around to check the surrounding movements. Suddenly someone shouted: "My eyes! My eyes can see! My God! My God!" I saw a person coming out of the crowd, kneeling in front of the pulpit, kowtowing repeatedly, his hands trembling, his hands stretched to the sky, excited and joyful. Li Qichen frowned slightly, looked at Tong Shui, and Cha Tong Shui also looked over, the two shook their heads at the same time, completely puzzled.This kind of guidance does have the effect of smoothing the Qi and strengthening the body, but it is unimaginable to say that it can restore sight to the blind. At this time, the Red Emperor also stood up, walked slowly to the edge of the pulpit, and said loudly: "The vast and vast sky, nourishing all people, virtue acts in the sky, and the disease will go away!" Trembling, there was a complete silence below, all staring at his outstretched hand. Only to hear Chidi yell: "Disease!" With a twist of his wrist, there is something extra in his hand. From a distance, it looks like a string of beads made of glass and turquoise, each of which is the size of a lotus seed. Crystal clear, looks like a lot of money. The Red Emperor held up the string of beads and said loudly: "All things are born in nature, and those who are virtuous will take them! Haotian blesses and spreads supernatural powers." After finishing speaking, he put the string of beads around the neck of the man who regained his sight, and everyone immediately clicked their tongues The voice of envy. Li Qichen was even more surprised, isn't this the technique of those who play tricks and conjure tricks?It is often seen at palace celebrations, how come here, it has become the benevolence of "Haotian", the supernatural power of the Red Emperor?Looking at the crazy faces of these people around him, seeing the frantic desire spurting out of their eyes, two words came to Li Qichen's heart - lunatics, they are all lunatics... Qingdi also came over, stood side by side with Chidi, pressed his hands together, signaled for everyone to be quiet, everyone returned to their original positions, and knelt down on the table. I only heard Chidi say loudly: "Chuan Xin went up the mountain to the sons Xiao Zhao and Gan Tang, "washed in blood and heart"!" Immediately there were four men in white in front of them, and came down in a line. Li Qichen's heart tightened, and he quickly held Tong Shu's hand to show comfort. Tong Shu nodded, indicating that he was not afraid, but his face was completely pale. Li Qichen sighed secretly, Tong Shui learned swords with his master since he was a child, although he was punished before, but the kind of master-disciple father-son Xia Chu, compared with the caning and whipping in the army and prison, is too soft, I don't know this Can he bear a hundred lashes?