Chapter 24 Chapter 24 The Law of Heaven and Earth

Wang Tuozi lives in a small wooden house not far from Chunyang Taoist Temple. The wooden house looks in disrepair, and the inside is also very simple. There is only a table and a bed, plus a box for daily change of clothes. "Why do you live here?" Wei Ning was a little surprised. Wei Ning didn't mention it, but when Wang Tuozi mentioned it, he immediately slapped his hand on the table: "You little bastard, do you have the nerve to say, last time, do you know how much money you spent on me? Burning money, burning money, now Catching ghosts is not based on skill, it depends on who has more money and who is good at it! Now the price of goods is soaring, do you know that a piece of Zhong Kui's ghost-catching charm has been sold for more than 100 silver dollars on the black market! In a few days, I will even I can’t even eat, and I’m doing a fart. Just save yourself.”

Wei Ning stuck out his tongue, knowing that Wang Tuozi was talking about saving that child at Zhou's house that day, and knowing that he was wrong, he didn't dare to answer. Wang Tuozi sat down, straightened his waist, and said, "I'll test you to see how your aptitude is. What are the names of the seven spirits?" Wei Ning raised his hand and said, "I know this. My grandfather said that the first soul is called Corpse Dog, the second soul is Fushi, the third soul is Sparrow Yin, the fourth soul is Swallow Thief, the fifth soul is Non-Poison, and the fifth soul is Fushi. The six souls are called eliminating filth, and the seventh soul is called stinky lungs." Wei Ning began to recite while shaking his head.

Wang Tuozi originally wanted to show off in front of Wei Ning, but he didn't expect Wei Ning to be defeated in the test. He turned his eyes, turned his eyes, which were more white than black, and said slowly: "Then how do you say these seven souls in foreign language?" Wei Ning: "..." Wang Tuozi gave a dry cough, straightened his waist, and then said: "The Eight-Power Allied Forces have entered Beijing. Why did the Empress Dowager Cixi go to Rehe? Why? Those foreign devils are more advanced than us in technology! Technology, do you understand?" Understand, a new term! Nowadays, not everyone is advocating 'Chinese learning for the body, Western learning for application', understand?" Wang Tuozi spit, and Wei Ning was taken aback for a while, "So, from now on, we must Learn to earn money from foreigners, that's the way to go. When you see them can't bow, you have to shake hands, foreigners pay attention to shaking hands, and we can't call them foreigners, what are they called, 'sir', do you understand 'sir'? The meaning of the adults. Foreign things..."

"Okay, that's all for today. Tomorrow, I will start copying Wen Tianxiang's 'Song of Righteousness', one hundred times each in Chinese and foreign languages." In this way, Wei Ning stayed here. Every day Wang Tuozi went out to tell his fortune, Wei Ning would copy Zhengqi songs at his house.At night, Wang Tuozi didn't let him be idle, and took out a pile of yellow, yellow, green and green paper and asked him to follow him to draw on the paper. After more than a week, Wei Ning finally couldn't help saying: "Master, you What are the paintings?" "Ghost painting talisman."

"Is this thing useful? Is it the one you used in Zhou last time?" "No, it was just a random drawing." "Then isn't this cheating? I don't paint, I don't lie." Wang Tuozi stopped writing, and said: "Do you know that a real Zhu Youke's spell is a very complicated process from material selection to writing to blessing. Even your master can't get a few in a day. In this way Scribbling, anyway, few people know, those people, how do they know what is true and false, in fact, they are just buying a psychological comfort, you think they really rely on this to catch ghosts, be obedient, quickly draw, the better you draw The uglier the better—by the way, don’t be idle tomorrow, go sell talismans with me.”

After a few more days, Wang Tuozi seemed to realize the fact that he was Wei Ning's master, so he called Wei Ning over and asked Wei Ning to check his homework. He found that although Wei Ning was young, he had copied "Song of Righteous Qi" was meticulous, without a single typo, and even the English version was copied neatly.What's even more rare is that in the last few days, Wang Tuozi asked Wei Ning to sell talismans during the day, and Wei Ning actually took time at night to copy a hundred copies of Zhengqi Song.Wang Tuozi couldn't help admiring Wei Ning's perseverance in his heart, and unconsciously liked this precious apprentice a little more.

The next night, Wang Tuozi got a plate of peanuts from nowhere, bought two taels of yellow soup, and ate happily alone. There was a bamboo pole more than two meters long on the table, and it was very comfortable to squint those small eyes. Enjoying it happily: "Ning'er, take a step and show me." "Oh." Wei Ning hastily complied. The bamboo pole in Wang Tuozi's hand was knocked down, and he cursed: "Squat in the latrine, listen to me, spread your legs three and a half feet apart, sit back with your center of gravity, hold your head high and your thighs at 90 degrees." While watching, he kept correcting Wei Ning's posture with a bamboo pole.With a splash, Wei Ning lost his balance and staggered.

Wang Tuozi waved his bamboo pole and cursed, "Do it again." In this way, Wang Tuozi corrected Wei Ning's posture while waving the bamboo pole, until Wei Ning met his request, his expression softened a little, and he said, "Recite the Zhengqi song to me." "Oh, God..." Wei Ning just said a word, Wang Tuozi's bamboo pole was chopped down again, and there was a bloodstain on Wei Ning's body, and the pain pierced his heart and lungs, but Wei Ning's horse gait did not move at all . "Did you not eat? The voice is so low." Wei Ning raised his voice, and said loudly: "Heaven and earth..." "Pa", Wang Tuozi's bamboo pole left another blood groove on Wei Ning's body.

"Lack of Qi. Start again." "Heaven and earth have..." "Crack!" "Again..." The two masters and apprentices tossed like this all night, and Wei Ning only read the ten words "Heaven and earth have righteousness, mixed with manifold". Seeing that Wei Ning's whole body was beaten to a bloody mess, Wang Tuozi was still stubborn and didn't show any sign of shrinking back. He couldn't bear it for a while, and said softly, "My apprentice, it's not without reason that my teacher treats you like this. You know 'Song of Righteous Qi' is the most important basic skill of Zhu Youke's lineage. It can deter all ghosts and ghosts when you are in danger. The stronger the foundation is now, the later it will be good for you to learn any Taoism. No harm at all."

Wei Ning nodded and said, "This apprentice understands." Wang Tuozi looked at Wei Ning with relief, and said, "You know, the Taoism in the world is nothing more than the four characters 'mantra', 'talisman', 'seal', and 'tool'. ', 'Nine-character Zhen Jue Mantra', or the 'Zhu You Thirteen Sections' of our Zhuyou lineage, which basically rely on a breath of true energy in the dantian. The stronger the true energy, the greater the power. Practice hard, you guys The Wei family is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years. Its Taoism is profound and profound, and I have always been the leader of my line of blessing. Whether it can regain its glory in the future depends entirely on you."

Wei Ning nodded, and suddenly said: "I often hear my grandfather mention Maoshan, Longhushan, and Zhuyou to you. What do these have to do with each other? What's our festival with Maoshan?" "Didn't your grandfather say that before?" Wei Ning shook his head. Wang Tuozi smiled and said, "Today, as a teacher, I will teach you a good lesson." Wang Tuozi took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and said: "The Taoism in the world, one life is two, two is three, and three is infinite. This 'one' is the ancient God Nuwa; it is said that five thousand years ago, Nuwa respectively The "Taiping Jing" and "Zhuyou Thirteen Sections" were passed on to Huangdi and Chiyou, which is "two"; and the descendants of Huangdi began to develop different sects such as Maoshan, Laoshan, Taipingjiao, etc., while Chiyou's "Zhuyou Thirteen branches have evolved into thirteen veins, but for five thousand years, the great waves have washed the sand, and there are only a few sects of the Yellow Emperor's lineage that have survived to this day, and I wish you a lineage is even more human. Ding withering, and most of them are in Hunan, and rarely move around. Up to now, there are only you Wei family in Chenzhou, Wu family in Mayang, Fang family in Chenxi and... and Xupu Wang family. Later, what happened to Xupu Wang family... cough cough , something happened, and now there are only Wei, Wu, and Fang in Zhuyou’s family. I wish you and Maoshan and other schools have different beliefs, and they have killed each other for thousands of years, with deep grievances. , but what is more important is the difference in the most fundamental understanding of Taoism." "The most fundamental understanding?" "Yes, the most fundamental understanding. The most fundamental understanding of 'soul' and 'po' is different. Maoshan believes that the most fundamental thing for people is 'soul', but we think that the most fundamental thing is 'po'. This is Maoshan Taoism The difference between 'raising ghosts' in the operation and our 'raising corpses'." "It will get deeper if you go on, and you will gradually understand in the future. In fact, in Taoism, there are not only fights between Taoism and Taoism. In fact, the debate on the core theory of Taoism has lasted for thousands of years. It is still no result." Wang Tuozi saw that Wei Ning was very interested in listening, so he simply changed the topic: "For example, the debate between the 'Yang body' and the 'Yin body'. In fact, Taoism is always changing, and its ultimate goal is to break The law of heaven and earth." "The law of heaven and earth?"