The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 48: Cultivating the Tao and the Heart, the Miraculous Achievements of a Medical Practitioner (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

“Don’t shed tears for your ancestors, they will be reluctant to leave.”

Liang Yue wiped the tears from Zhu Yingtai's face and asked the female guards to escort the two women down the mountain.

"Shanbo, no matter what, I will still stay with you!" Zhu Yingtai said to Liang Yue.

The fact that their marriage has been dull for two years does not mean that their feelings have faded. It is a sign that both parties have integrated into their own lives. Liang Yue knows her living habits, and she also knows his preferences.

"Yeah, me too." Liang Yue smiled brightly.

The two left, and only Liang Yue stayed on the mountain.

It took him a long time to walk down the mountain.

Passing by the thatched cottage where Shi Quanzi lived, he sat down in front of Shi Quanzi and the two drank tea in silence.

After a long while, Shi Quanzi said:

"I don't know if your immortality can help you achieve longevity. If you cultivate the Tao without cultivating your mind, your heart will become old in the future."

"People grow old but their hearts never grow old. There is no secret skill or manual for this. Shanbo, learn more about the wisdom of Laozi and Zhuangzi."

From a historical perspective, Zhuangzi should not be sacred, but he had a sacred and transcendent state of mind.

"I understand, senior." Liang Yue nodded seriously.

“All you have to do is let go and forget.”

For eighty years, my country and my homeland, three thousand miles of mountains and rivers.

No one is more qualified to say this than Shi Quanzi.

Hearing this, Liang Yue shook his head and refused, saying with a smile: "I will never forget that only by reaching the extreme of love can one reach the extreme of the Way."

If at the end of cultivation one turns into cold stone, wouldn’t immortality be a torture?
The path to immortality is extremely precious, but Liang Yue knows that he cannot make people immortal.

The long river of history cannot be reversed, and that is why the memories of what we have witnessed along the way are as precious as pearls.

How could it be lost?

Every bit on the road to immortality is also a kind of tempering and scenery.

"Okay, okay." Shi Quanzi didn't understand all this, and felt a little emotional in his heart that someone also remembered him.

The wind blows in the bamboo forest, and the leaves are broken into pieces.

Liang Yue then went down the mountain, all his previous emotions disappeared, and he was also trying to cultivate his mind.

The men came to report.

"Master, the Ma family's second division lost more than a hundred people, and they dare not come out recently."

The Ma family caravan was basically declared over, and the products produced by their estate could only be self-sufficient, and they would be attacked by "bandits" as soon as they went out.

Liang Yue thought for a long time and said, "Be careful that they may unite. Send more people to gather information and don't alert them."

Disputes among aristocratic families often remain behind closed doors, so Liang Yue had no choice but to use this method to weaken the other party's strength.

If the Liang family annexed the land outside the Ma family estate, they could add hundreds more households.

The Ma family's base is in Yuyao, and this is just their villa.

"Yes!" Bao Qian thought of something and said, "Five days ago, two people who called themselves Ge Hong and Dong Ze came to visit. They said that the owner of the dock was free and could come to a certain inn in the city to have a chat."

"Ge Hong." Liang Yue was a little surprised that it was this master of alchemy.

Ge Hong was Bao Liang's apprentice. According to Bao Liang, Ge Hong collected more prescriptions than Bao Liang, and modified many of them according to ancient methods. His medical skills were superb.

"Okay, prepare the carriage."

Shi Quanzi never left Liuzhuang, so Liang Yue went to the city alone in a carriage.

Kuaiji City was a prosperous place in the Three Wus, with willow trees and houses lining the alleys. The city wall was 50 feet high, like a natural moat, blocking all the chaos outside the city.

Seeing this city, Liang Yue couldn't help but sigh.

If we control this city, we will be safer in troubled times.

There is no doubt that a big city is definitely safer than outside the city. Often when a big city is breached, the farms outside are basically destroyed beyond recognition.

When we arrived at the inn, we saw several carriages parked outside and a few people standing in front of the door.

There was an elegant Taoist priest with a beard reaching his chest and a face as white as jade. This man was none other than Wang Ningzhi.

When Wang Ningzhi saw Liang Yue, he bowed and said, "Shanbo, please accept my condolences."

When his grandmother died, Wang Ningzhi did not come, but he sent his family to express his condolences.

"Thank you for your concern, Governor."

This person is obsessed with Taoism, but after all, he is from the Wang family of Langya, so he still has basic etiquette.

The person next to Wang Ningzhi was quite hostile to him. He had an old face and dark spots on his skin. He was Ma Dao, who was unemployed at home. He did not recognize the other two people.

Ma Dao glanced at him, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire, but in the end he didn't say anything.

The attendants shouted: "Handan Ma wants to see the immortal Ge, and beg the immortal to give him the elixir!"

"Wang Ningzhi wants to see the immortal!"

These people of status stood outside the door, actually to seek to see the gods. Seeing their foolish appearance, Liang Yue secretly shook his head.

One is old and poor, and is trying to find a way to get a certificate at the last minute. The other is obsessed with becoming an immortal, and has no time to care about his career.

There are so many scammers in the world who use magic to cheat people, and they take advantage of their desire for immortality.

There are still too many alchemists in this world. Bao Liang was a figure full of legendary stories. It was said that he was a prefect during the day, and at night his soul left his body and ran to Luofu Mountain thousands of miles away to make elixirs with his disciple Ge Hong.

Sometimes Liang Yue even suspected that even if the news of his supernatural powers spread one day, he would probably not be regarded as a guest of honor by dignitaries because his supernatural powers were not famous enough.

The alchemists occupy various tracks and have internal strength that makes their tricks look real.

If there was a contest to imitate gods, Liang Yue would probably not be the last one.

There are so many "magic spells" in this era that they are overflowing.

The waiter came out, looking embarrassed, and said, "Please go back, Master Ge is not available to see guests."

"Oh..." Wang Ningzhi sighed in disappointment.

This is Ge Hong. It is said that Ge Hong died twenty years ago. Now he appears again. Doesn’t this prove that he has the skills to maintain health?
The old man from the Wang family met Ge Hong and his companion on the road. The old man from the Wang family had seen Ge Hong's true appearance when he was young, and there was no doubt about his appearance, so he came to tell Wang Ningzhi.

"Shanbo, go back. Immortal Ge is nowhere to be seen." Wang Ningzhi did not plan to give up. He thought that Ge Hong would come out one day, and he could just come out halfway to see him off.

After all, don’t hit the smiling person with your hand.

"Tell Immortal Ge that Liang Yue from Liuzhuang wants to see you." Liang Yue said.

The waiter didn't dare to offend anyone, so he went back to report.

Seeing this, Ma Dao couldn't help but sneer and said, "Ge Shenxian is such a noble and pure Taoist, how could he see a poor and humble person like you?"

Liang Yue smiled calmly and said, "A poor tree still has life. A sick tree from a rich family is probably going to die soon, haha."

Wang Ningzhi took a deep breath, afraid that he would laugh out loud.

"You..." Ma Dao almost couldn't breathe. He didn't make anyone angry, but he was the one who got anxious instead.

"Mr. Liang, please come in."

Surprisingly, Ge Hong was willing to meet Liang Yue, leaving the four of them staring at each other in bewilderment.

Liang Yue arrived at the inn, which had been booked by Ge Hong. In the hall, there were only two old men drinking.

"Senior Dong, Senior Ge. I am honored to meet you." Liang Yue bowed.

"Shanbo, long time no see." Dong Ze put down his chopsticks, wiped the grease from the corners of his mouth, and there were a few grains of rice on his beard.

Ge Hong standing aside seemed to be in high spirits. This was the first time Liang Yue saw this great alchemy master who had left his name in history.

Ge Hong was also quite satisfied when he saw Liang Yue, and praised him: "As expected, he is very handsome. How is Shi Quanzi doing?"

"Senior Shiquanzi is recuperating in the mountains. By the way, Immortal Bao lived in Liuzhuang for a year and is now buried in the mountains."

In ancient times, information spread slowly, and Ge Hong was running around everywhere, so it is estimated that they still don’t know about it now.

Ge Hong was absent-minded for a moment, and finally sighed: "It's better to die, and all things will be over. Kuaiji is a good place, and it's not bad to be buried here."

The teacher is gone, and the living are like this.

Several people chatted a lot.

When Ge Hong learned that Bao Liang had passed on the Liang Yue alchemy method, he was surprised and said, "The master has a very high vision. It seems that you have won his approval."

In his heart, he no longer considered Liang Yue as a junior, but rather an equal.

I saw there was still noise outside.

Ge Hong said to Liang Yue, "Wait for me to sort out the issues here first."

"It doesn't matter."

The waiter asked the others to come over.

"Junior pays homage to Immortal Ge!"

The four of them bowed respectfully.

When Wang Ningzhi saw Liang Yue sitting next to Ge Hong, he was very puzzled. He was obviously very pious and devoted the whole day to Taoism without slacking off, but the gods valued Liang Yue more.

Perhaps it's not pious enough.

Ge Hong took out a set of golden needles and mugwort, lit the mugwort, and found the acupuncture points.

After the last pill was dissolved in water and swallowed, the people's conditions instantly improved. They were astonished and finally presented some gold and silver.

"You guys go back."

Several people left obediently, not daring to offend.

"This is……?"

"This is the Yellow Emperor's Thirteen Golden Needle Methods and Chisongzi's Smoke Technique. It is a miracle of medicine."

Ge Hong snapped his fingers and the golden needle sank into the wall.

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(End of this chapter)