Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Confused

At night, looking into the city from the top of Heyang City, although the lights of Wanjia can't be said, but the light of the stars still gives people a warm feeling. For Gui Li, maybe it is the strangest place for him, right? He stared silently at the piece of light, then turned around.The city wall, which was neither tall nor strong, was empty at the moment.The bleak evening wind blew over from the open field outside Heyang City, swept over the walls of the city that had suffered a lot of damage in the beast catastrophe, and blew on him and Zhou Yixian. For some reason, Xiaohuan and Wild Dog Taoist were not here, only Zhou Yixian and Gui Li stood at the head of Heyang City at this night.But Zhou Yixian looked calm and composed, holding the bamboo pole cloth curtain of "immortal guiding the way" in his hand, and an extra wine jug in his other hand, he was drinking a big mouthful at the moment, and let out a satisfied sigh .

"Good wine." He smiled slightly, and then said to Gui Li, "This wine is still warm, do you want to have a sip?" Gui Li shook his head silently, and said: "Senior, drink it yourself." Zhou Yixian chuckled, and took another sip on his own.It's just that after taking this sip, he shook the flagon and threw the flagon down the city wall.It seems that there was only the last sip of fine wine left in the wine jug, probably because I felt sorry, so I asked Gui Li. This night, the moon was sparse, the moonlight was like water, and the secluded city wall was illuminated quite brightly by the moon. After Zhou Yixian drank the wine, he looked up at the sky, dazed, speechless for a while.Gui Li walked slowly to the edge of the city wall, and then his eyes fell on a certain place on the city bricks, there were familiar deep claw marks, near the claw marks, there were more claw marks densely covered on that piece of brick wall.

shocking! "Those are all left by countless monster beasts during the catastrophe." Zhou Yixian also walked over at some point, and said calmly. On the city wall where only the two of them were, this old man who played around in the world seemed to be a little less playful than usual, but in the eyes of the ghostly beholders, there was a little more compassion. Gui Li stretched out his hand, gently stroking the deep claw marks, the rough brick wall felt from his fingertips, but he didn't know how many vengeful souls had cried out in these claw marks. He sank for a long time, and asked: "Did many innocent people die in Heyang City back then?"

Zhou Yixian sighed, walked to the edge of the city wall, looked down, in his eyes, reflected the lights in the city: "Many, although many people have fled north early, at least 50% of the river The people of Yangcheng lost their innocent lives at the hands of those monsters." Gui Li looked at Zhou Yixian, and suddenly said: "Senior, you said that among those people who lost their lives innocently, which one of them is not the same as us, and which one is not living well in this world, not all of them, but at least 99% The common people, they are all harmless to humans and animals, but why is there such a sudden disaster? And what is the reason for the life like them?"

Zhou Yixian looked at Gui Li, supported the city wall with his hands, and said: "You can stand here today, but those ordinary people lost their lives innocently, let me ask you, what do you think is the reason?" Gui Li remained silent for a long time, and said: "I am different from them, I practice Taoism, even if beast monsters come, I can avoid them." Zhou Yixian nodded and said: "That's the case. You see that everyone is equal, but it is from a big perspective and a big realm, just like the Buddhism of Tianyin Temple said that all living beings are equal. This is what it means. In fact, according to Buddhism, there are more Human beings, even ants and ferocious beasts, are indistinguishable from us." He paused, smiled slightly, and said, "But, in this world, how can it be seen clearly? Your body With great supernatural powers and great magic power, one can survive adversity, and one can transcend ordinary living beings, so it is said that all living beings are originally equal, but in the subtleties, they have never been equal."

Gui Li showed a confused look, slowly shook his head and said: "I don't want to transcend all living beings, and I don't have the compassion to save all living beings, just like I practice Taoism, but I don't have the slightest interest in longevity." Zhou Yixian said indifferently: "Then what do you want?" Gui Li gave a wry smile, the smile was only dry, and said in a low voice: "This is it. What I want, I don't even know myself." The expression on his face changed, the bright moon in the sky gradually reached the mid-heaven, and the moonlight was even more brilliant, spilling down from the sky, stretching his shadow very long.

Zhou Yixian didn't speak, just looked at Gui Li quietly, but in his eyes, his expression was completely different from the past, even though standing in front of him was the only ghost in the world who had practiced four volumes, with a full body Taoism is already unpredictable, but Zhou Yixian seems to be taller than him at the moment. His elegance, his calmness, the night wind passed through his white hair, and even the brilliance of the bright moon seemed to gather quietly on his side. It's just that Gui Li didn't notice anything unusual, in fact, Zhou Xian was just standing in front of him calmly, and he himself seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts.

After a while, Gui Li smiled wryly, and said: "It seems that I am really worthless, I can't even figure out why I am alive, or what I want." Zhou Zhouxian looked at Guili calmly, with a slight smile on his lips, he said: "You are wrong, young man." Gui Li was stunned for a moment, this was the first time he heard him call himself a young man from Zhou Yixian, but this was obviously not the main point, after a moment of astonishment, he said: "Please teach me, senior, you said I was wrong, the fault lies in where?" Zhou Yixian said indifferently: "Do you think that if you can't think clearly about this problem, you are ineffective? In my opinion, on the contrary, if you can think about this problem, you are far superior to others in this world."

Gui Li was stunned and said, "What?" Zhou Yixian smiled slightly, beckoned and said, "Come and see." Gui Li walked by Zhou Yixian's side, and looked towards the countryside in the direction of his finger, in Heyang City, under the moonlight, the little lights in the silence, flickering non-stop... Zhou Yixian looked at the light, and there seemed to be a complex emotion in the extension. After a while, he said quietly: "What did you see?" Gui Li said: "This is the light of countless people's homes." Zhou Yixian nodded and said: "That's right, it's the lights. Those little lights are like living people. They are all living in this world, whether they are proud or unhappy, but they are going to live after all. Let me tell you, in this life, there are countless people who just live for the sake of living, and there is no one in a million who struggles and thinks about why they are alive like you."

Gui Li was speechless, he had never thought of this kind of argument, but from Zhou Yixian's mouth, it seemed very reasonable, and he couldn't refute it. Zhou Yixian looked at him, a sad expression suddenly appeared on his face, but this expression disappeared in a blink of an eye, then he sighed softly, stretched out his hand and patted Gui Li's shoulder. Although Gui Li couldn't be said to be thrilling at this moment, his mind would always be turbulent, and with his whole body of practice, he reacted immediately, almost subconsciously, he was about to turn sideways to pass Zhou Yixian's palm, but something strange happened suddenly, that person who always played tricks and played tricks, was so normal. Zhou Yixian, that seemingly floating palm, with his ghostly practice, did not hide it, just like that was lightly photographed by Zhou Xian.

Gui Li's heart trembled, but before he could react, the words that disturbed his mind even more came out from Zhou Yixian's mouth: "What's more, you are the only person in this world who has studied four volumes, so how can you be the same as everyone else?" As soon as these words came out, Gui Li's body trembled violently, the matter of practicing the fourth volume has always been something he kept secret.In fact, Lu Xueqi and those monks of Tianyin Temple did not know about the mysterious scriptures and lineage of the third volume obtained from the Tiandi Treasure House and the fourth volume obtained from the wordless jade wall of Tianyin Temple. Xiangcheng, only when he practiced from the beginning to the end, can he understand that these are four volumes. However, at this moment, Zhou Yixian revealed this secret in front of him clearly and plainly. How can he not shock him? For a moment, his face was full of disbelief, and he stared at Zhou Yixian. Zhou Yixian smiled lightly, and said, "Although you are surprised, there is no need to be so." Gui Li looked at the old man in front of him carefully up and down, and after a long time, he suddenly smiled, took a step back, straightened his clothes, and saluted respectfully: "Boy, I have neglected seniors in the past, but I just have something wrong in my heart." To solve the confusion, I hope the senior will solve it for me?" Zhou Yixian looked calm, the famous person in front of him was so respectful to him, it seemed that he didn't feel any embarrassment at all, he just said: "If others can tell you what you have doubts and confusions in your heart, with your understanding How can you not realize the mystery of harmony?" Gui Li said silently, "Could it be that senior thinks that the doubts in my heart are actually unsolvable?" Zhou Yixian shook his head with a smile, and said: "Yes, to realize the self-nature, the Buddha is in the heart rather than outside the body. This is the similarity between the Chinese and the Buddhist gate." Zhou Yixian said: "That's the case. The reason why people live in this life is for you to realize it yourself. The old man may give you advice, and you can tell you whether to go or not." After that, he smiled and put his hands behind his back, and walked aside. Gui Li was silent for a while again, after a long while, the bewildered look on his face didn't fade away, he said: "Life, death, farewell, separation, I have only seen these four characters always life, I ask senior, is human nature inherently bitter?" Zhou Yixian smiled and said: "Wrong, wrong, your life has been rough, and you think that everyone is suffering, but it is not. Let me ask you, do you think your life is miserable?" Gui Li was startled, opened his mouth to speak but stopped, Zhou Yixian smiled and said: "What, it's hard to say? Let's take your master who passed away recently as an example, do you think they are suffering?" Gui Li murmured: "Master and wife..." Zhou Yixian said solemnly: "Tian is not easy to die, so he died without regret, and left with a smile; your teacher's wife, Suru, has a deep relationship with your teacher and husband, and she doesn't want to live alone. You think she committed suicide, but you don't know where her soul is. In this place, being able to get together with her husband is her happiest thing?" Gui Li was stunned, speechless for a while. Zhou Yixian said indifferently: "You are overly sad for Tian Buyi and his wife, but you don't know that they may be the ones who understand the most and have no regrets. It is not ridiculous to judge others by yourself?" Speaking of this, Zhou Yixian suddenly smiled, looked at Gui Li and said, "Are you afraid of death?" Gui Li hesitated for a moment, sighed lowly, and said, "I'm afraid." Zhou Yixian said: "Oh, I want to ask you, what are you afraid of? Is it the dead word itself?" Gui Li shook his head silently, said: "Since I have no intention of longevity, I don't care about dying, what I'm afraid of is that after I die, my wish will be difficult." Zhou Yixian smiled and said: "That's it. You can see through life and death, but there are things more important than life and death in your heart. Instead of asking me all kinds of things, why don't you think about these more important things?" Gui Li frowned, his eyes lit up, he seemed to realize something, but he didn't show his face, instead he fell into deeper thoughts.Zhou Yixian didn't bother him either, Xiao Xiao walked aside and looked up, only to see the bright moon in the sky, the moonlight was like water, pouring down... Above the wilderness, the evening wind is blowing, the stars are moving and turning, and the sky is infinite. He stared at it for a long time, and suddenly let out a deep sigh. Ghost Li's voice suddenly came from behind: "Senior, is there something in your heart that you can't see through?" "I?" Zhou Yixian didn't look back, he was still staring at the bright moon in the distant sky, after a long while, he could only hear him say plainly, "Since I'm still wandering in this world, I also have the intention to see through it." "Oh, what is it?" Zhou Yixian smiled slightly and said, "What I can't see through is this reincarnation!" ※※※ Qingyun Mountain, Xiaozhu Peak. For a long time, there have been only women on Xiaozhu Peak, so the atmosphere here has always been quiet and peaceful. Even in the daytime, there is often silence, only the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers echoing on this beautiful mountain. However, since Master Shuiyue brought a group of disciples back from the funeral at the Big Bamboo Peak yesterday, the atmosphere on the Small Bamboo Peak is calm, with a bit of solemnity and depression.It was the first time for many young female disciples of Xiaozhufeng to see Master Shuiyue's unconcealable loneliness and sadness, and with her current practice, it should have been long ago that she could not show her emotions or anger. Wen Min has always been the person who understands Master Shuiyue's mind best, and she also sent a message to the sisters early on, telling them to be careful, especially not to talk and laugh loudly, so as not to offend Master, under such persuasion, Xiaozhu Peak naturally All solemn. And after returning from the Big Bamboo Peak, Master Shuiyue locked himself in that bamboo forest abode and never showed up again.Wen Min and other disciples boldly went to say hello, but they were not allowed in, which made Wen Min a little worried. On this day, Wen Min had not seen Master Shuiyue coming out of the bamboo forest abode all day and night, and felt anxious, so he asked Lu Xueqi to come with him.Lu Xueqi seemed to be in a bad mood, and she didn't want to come, but she couldn't stand Wen Min's repeated persuasion, and she became a little worried, so she followed Wen Min. Wen Min and Lu Xueqi came to the bamboo grove and stood outside the monastery, Wen Min gave Lu Xueqi a wink, Lu Xueqi hesitated for a moment, walked up, tapped on them, and said: "Master, disciple Lu Xueqi and Senior Sister Wen have something to meet .” There was silence in the abode, and no one answered. Lu Xueqi and Wen Min glanced at each other, Wen Min frowned, with even more worried expression on his face.In fact, in terms of Master Shuiyue's temperament, he is somewhat different from ordinary people. In the past, let alone ignoring his disciples like this, even if he suddenly disappears for several days, there are also some.But for some reason, Wen Min, who had just returned from attending the funeral at Dazhufeng, knew something about the inside story, so she seemed to be a little sensitive to these actions of hers. Wen Min coughed, raised his voice slightly, and said, "Master, this morning, Senior Brother Xiao Yicai sent someone to send a letter here, and the disciple submitted it." Inside the Abode, there was still silence. Wen Min took a deep breath, took a step forward, and pushed open the door of the Abode.Lu Xueqi followed closely behind her and also walked in. The two walked into the house, glanced at each other, both of them frowned slightly, the abode was not very big, and the decoration in the house was simple, so they could see the bottom at a glance, but the two of them didn't see the figure of Master Shuiyue . Wen Min sighed, and said: "The master is not here, I wonder where her old man will go?" Lu Xueqi shook her head silently, pondered for a moment, and said: "Senior sister, let's go back first, or we are really worrying too much. Although Master and Uncle Suru have a deep relationship, at most it will be a sad one. I don't think anything will happen. .” Wen Min nodded, and said, "That's the only way to go, but I'm always a little uneasy." Lu Xueqi sighed softly, shook her head slightly, turned and walked out.Wen Min glanced into the room again, then took out a sealed letter from his arms, gently placed it on the desk, and then walked out.A moment later, the door was closed behind her with a soft "snap". In the room, it fell into silence again.