Chapter 4 the fourth part

Chaos in Chang'an (25) Leaves fall in the south and snow falls in the north, year after year.When I was eighteen, my master said, you can leave the day after tomorrow. I said, where am I going? Master said: You can go wherever you like.But it's not up to you. I said: I don't understand many things yet. Master said: So you should understand. I said: What about joy? The master said: let you go. I mean it?What about that brother? Master said: Let him go. I asked Master: Can I ask you some questions? Master said: Ask. I said: Why am I here since I was a child. Master said: For the sake of strengthening Shaolin.

I said: Why did you let me go again? Master said: In order to prevent Shaolin from suffering a catastrophe. I said: why? Master said: You will know by yourself. I asked: Who is my senior brother? Master said: You can't say it. I asked: Why didn't you teach me formal martial arts? Master said: You no longer need martial arts.There are routines in martial arts, and one set controls one set. If you don’t know other people’s punches, you can use our routines to defend against them. The difference between one punch and another is not whether you can subdue the opponent, but the level of your own skill. Neither is invulnerable, or in other words, all boxing is full of loopholes, it lies in your own speed and strength.You already have first-class speed and strength, and you can see all the movements of others, why give you routines.

I said: Even so, my punches are more ugly. Master said: It is always the defeated who are the ugliest. I said: What if I meet a master? Master said: Run away.Anyway, people can't hit you. I asked: where am I going then? Master said: You have asked. I said: Then what am I going to do? Master said: You don't even know what you are going to do, how can I know what you are going to do? I said: You have arranged for me for eighteen years. Master said: In eighteen years, you have never accepted the arrangement.You just think that these exercises are beneficial and harmless, and you know in your heart that if you leave this temple, you will not live to be an adult.

I said: I thought about it, but why? Master said: Shaolin is now powerful and protecting you. You may not know it yourself, but everyone outside knows you.After you come down from the mountain, don’t use your original dharma name at ordinary times. I said: what is my name? Master said: Think for yourself.Over the years I have suffered a lot from naming names. I said: Then where do I sleep? Master said: If there is joy, she will definitely help you. I said: Then I am not a Shaolin person. Master said: What do you think? I said: Then why should I leave the day after tomorrow?Can we do it now?

Master said: No way.Tomorrow is the big contest in the arena.Master Huijing from Tongguang Temple will fight against Wudang. I asked: who will win? Master said: Is Shaolin unhappy watching Wudang? I said: yes. The master said: Does Wudang want all Shaolin people to die? I said: yes. Master said: No one can win the contest.It doesn't matter who wins. If you win the situation, if you don't win people's hearts, you lose.Whoever wins loses. I said: Then why the contest? Master said: There will be a day.Shaolin has become big in martial arts, but Shaolin does not make profits, so everyone is dissatisfied. When traveling in the world, you need to drink, but everyone can't live without money.

I said: Then let's not compare. Master said: Everyone knows about that contest, and the winner dominates the world.Everyone in the world knows that Shaolin can only be forced to participate.It can only be blamed for doing too well in publicity. I said: Why can't we get rid of vulgarity?You don't often say that you want to be free from vulgarity, but all Shaolin has not been able to do so. Master said: If we are all free from vulgarity, then do we need to talk about it?It is always said to be free from vulgarity because no one can be free from vulgarity.After all, Shaolin is just a gang, and gangs cannot escape killing each other.

I said: Why do you all want to compete? Master said: Because the world is too peaceful. I said: Isn't Taiping and Chang'an not good? Master said: Some people want to be heroes in the Jianghu. Who told the old saying that heroes come out of troubled times?Everyone thinks that only in troubled times can heroes come out. If the old saying goes, "heroes come out in prosperous times", the world will be much more peaceful. I said: Why does that person believe a word from a person who is not from the same dynasty? Master said: Because except for the emperor, they are all ordinary people, and ordinary people are all fools.

I said: What about the emperor? Master said: It's a big fool. I said: oh~~ Chang'an Rebellion (26) the next day.Xi Le was waiting for me in the monastery, and Master and I were watching the duel.On the Yichun Pavilion in Chang'an, Liu Yun was trapped.Hui Jing has been carried to the temple for rescue.I asked Master: What will happen in the end. Master said: Same. I asked: Then after I leave, can I go home often to have a look? Master said: No. I said: why? Master said: If you think about going home often, you won’t be far away. I said: Then I can't even see Master?

The master said: Don't regret it, I just happen to be your master.You remember, when you feel that someone cannot fade away, you think, this person just happens to be this person, and that's it.For example, when Xi Le dies later, you think, Xi Le just happens to be my woman, and that’s fine. I said: Is everything just right? Master said: No, everything is called unknown before it happens, and it is called coincidence when you think about it after it happens. I said: Then these are not just predestined? Master said: Fate is doomed, luck cannot be changed, it just happens to be an adjective.

I said, "Master, please give me something as a souvenir." At this point, I was about to burst into tears. Master said: Then I will give you the spirit sword. I immediately withdrew my tears: ah?Spirit then?? Master said: This is what it means to be a teacher and an abbot.It's no good for the sword to be in Shaolin, and you can also suppress the spirit.Others cannot. I said: why? Master said: Because you can see it, you can subdue it, but if you cannot see it, you cannot subdue it. I said: The spirit is too precious, I can't bear it, I only need one sheath. Master said: Hahahahaha, the sword and the scabbard cannot be separated.But I hope you can forever remember what you just said.

The master said: You don't need to see Shikong, I know that you are brothers, but he just happens to be your senior brother. Master said: You can ask me one last question. I said: Then I will ask. In fact, I have always wanted to ask, and you also said that you would say it. You said it when I was less than ten years old, but you forgot.When my senior brother and I sneaked down the mountain to take a bath when we were young, we approached a cave, but we were all unconscious.For so many years, I have always wanted to go to that hole. Master laughed and said, I won't tell you, for fear that you will be disappointed.You are an adult, don't be superstitious about stories, there are countless darkrooms in Shaolin, why hide things in a hole where even a careless person like Shi Kong can find it? Chang'an Rebellion (27) Two hundred miles back to the temple.Joy is already waiting for me at the door with my spirit on my back.I was amazed that Xi Le was carrying a sword snatched by the world in broad daylight.I said: Are you afraid? Xi Le said: Don't be afraid, the bad guys and the good guys are all going to watch the competition. I said: How long have you been waiting for me here? Xi Le said: It's been a long time. I said: where are we going then? Xi Le took my arm and said, "Go down the mountain." I said: Wait, I have a dream to fulfill. Xi Le said: What, your dream has always been to go to a beautiful place to live a comfortable life? I said: No, there is one more thing, I want to know what the cave in the back mountain is.I was fascinated when I was young, and I should not be fascinated now.I want to know what's in it? Xi Le was not happy, and said: Is that the hole you mentioned?We finally had a hard time, so what if everyone is fascinated to death? I said: It would be great if everyone was fascinated. Chaos in Chang'an (28) Xile and I sneaked to the back cave.I was far away from the cave and found that the surrounding area of ​​the cave was covered with long grass.And the sky is getting dark, and the surrounding green hills are a bit scary.Xi Le said next to me: Brother, let's go back. I said: I have come here, what a pity to go back.After speaking, he approached the cave and began to push the weeds away. I put my head in and took a breath, and said hurriedly: Xile, smell it, it smells very strange, there must be some Shaolin secret in it.It doesn't matter if I practice magical skills or not, I can run anyway, if you have cheats or something, you can practice them. Xi Le said: "Let's go, I feel dizzy." I said: That year was really weird, how can you say that you are fascinated?I'm not dizzy at all, it's a psychological effect on you. After that, I don't know anything. When I woke up, I saw Master's face again.Thinking about it, it really makes people feel short of breath, because they said they would leave for a long time, but they sent it back and forth but didn't send it out.I asked Master: Why am I lost again.What about joy? Master said: I have woken up.fine. Master said: You are too curious.Curiosity can kill. I said: But you know that I have wanted to know the secret of that cave since I was a child. Master said: I can't tell you. I said: Master, please tell me, otherwise the disciples will have to investigate further. The master thought for a long time, and said, "Okay, let me shatter one of your dreams." After finishing speaking, he asked me if I could get out of bed and walk around, and I said no problem.Master said, follow me. I followed Master all the way, and we came to the big toilet in Shaolin.Master asked me: What is this? I said: It's a big hut. Master asked: How many squatting positions are there in total? I said: there are at least fifty of them. Master said: How many years has this temple existed? I said: no less than three hundred years. Master said: That's right.You see, down here leads to the cave, where fifty squatting 300-year-old feces and urine are accumulated, and suffocating gas is naturally produced.If you smell it once is not enough, you don't want to smell it twice.Hi, let me tell you what the teacher said about you.Do you regret knowing this now? Although I felt dizzy like the death of an idol, I still said: I don’t regret it, if I didn’t wait for my martial arts to be strong, I would still go into the cave to explore.Thank you Master for your guidance.Why didn't the master tell the disciples earlier? Master said: When you were young at that time, it was a good thing to have a hole to think about. I didn't speak. Master said: You can start now. I went back to the temple with joy.Farewell to Master.again. When I turned around, Xi Le asked me: What is in this hole? I said: Joy, don't be victimized by curiosity, I can't tell you.