[Xianxia] Accompanying Longmian

The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, Mu Bai has never left the town for half a step since he was ten years old, and now he sits on the horse and looks around, seeing everything is new, even the singing of birds in the mountains is particularly pleasant.Seeing this situation, Ming Yuan stopped urging the horse forward, just let go of the rein and strolled leisurely along the path, so that Mu Bai could have a good time.

After walking for half a day, Mu Bai finally gave up his desire to look at the scenery along the way, and turned his head to ask Ming Yuan, "Where are we going?"

Ming Yuan held Mu Bai's waist with one hand, rested his chin on his shoulder, and said lazily: "I'm going to Huadu in time for the ghost moon to worship someone. But it's still early, let's walk slowly, Just play slowly, wherever you go.”

Mu Bai looked around and saw that the mountain flowers were in full bloom, and the sun was bright but not scorching. It was a good time for early spring. He didn't know how long it would take to walk from Jiangnan to Hua, but since there were still three or four months, it was true. Don't worry, just nodded immediately, and then asked: "Who are you going to worship? Is it your relatives?"

Ming Yuan choked for a moment, he and Mu Bai had known each other for a short time, usually it would be inconvenient to pry into each other's privacy too much under such circumstances, but Mu Bai didn't know much about the world, so he could ask whatever he wanted, so he could only simply answer: " It's my adoptive father."

When mentioning his father, Mu Bai was a little sad, and murmured: "The man said before that my father also died under a curse to seal monsters. I don't know if this is true or not. Is he still alive..." Thinking After thinking about it, he asked again: "Then what about your biological father? Are you an orphan?"

The lines on Ming Yuan's face were tense, and he gritted his teeth and said: "My mother had an affair with someone without a matchmaker, and she panicked when she got a big belly. My adoptive father loved her deeply, so he came to propose marriage when he saw this situation. My mother had no choice but to marry, and then and I was born."

Mu Bai let out an "ah", he had read in books the etiquette that a man and a woman should perform when they form a husband and wife, and he always only thought that a child could be born after praying to heaven and earth, so he didn't understand why there was still sexual intercourse without a matchmaker, and even the womb was dark. Knot.Fortunately, he instinctively felt that he shouldn't continue to question, so he just shut his mouth.

Ming Yuan didn't want to continue this topic, so he turned to say: "I see that what you are practicing now is the Taoist method. In fact, the so-called "cultivation of the Tao" is not the only way. Buddhism talks about the six paths of reincarnation. There are karmic rewards for unwholesome karma, each of which contains Tao. Those who practice the way of heaven, those who practice Buddhism and Taoism, those who practice the human way, establish virtues and make speeches and make meritorious deeds, those who practice the way of animals, practice for demons, and those who practice the way of evil ghosts practice for ghosts. Those who practice the hell way are demon cultivators, while I practice the Asura way. After you travel this far, you can choose how to seek the way, and you don’t have to stick to one method.”

Mu Bai was a little dazed, and couldn't help asking: "Aren't demons and ghosts all evil? How can they be counted as 'Tao'?"

Ming Yuan laughed and said: "According to the sayings of the world, the way of heaven and the way of humanity are good ways, they talk about helping the world and saving the world, and they have common people in their hearts. The way of animals, the way of evil ghosts, and the way of hell are evil ways. And evil is just the standard of the world. What is friendly and beneficial to oneself is regarded as righteous and good, and what is not beneficial or even harmful to oneself is regarded as evil and evil. But "the world is not benevolent, and everything is a straw dog" , everything is just going with the flow, what is the difference between good and evil? "

Mu Bai instinctively wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start. After thinking about it, he had to ask again: "Then what is the way of Asura?"

Ming Yuan replied: "The way of Shura is neither the righteous way nor the evil way, but something in between. It doesn't talk about compassion, and doesn't take pleasure in killing, but takes 'do whatever you want and let nature take its course' as the foundation of your practice. .”

Mu Bai smiled and said, "Do whatever you want? This method is really good, but why have I never read it in the book?"

Ming Yuan sighed: "Probably because there are great masters in cultivating immortals and demons, but there are very few asuras who have attained the Tao."

Mu Bai wondered, "Why?"

Ming Yuan said: "It's just because following one's inclinations and letting nature take its course is the most difficult thing. Cultivating immortals and demons are all against the sky, and they mostly arise from a little obsession, but Shura Dao can't be obsessed, and most of them will switch to other methods in the end. Unsustainable."

The two stopped and went on horseback, and it took a whole day to walk down the mountain and arrive at a small town at the foot of the mountain.Although the size of the small town is not particularly large, it is four or five times the size of the small town where Mu Bai lived, and the geographical location is very favorable, it is right at the node where businessmen come and go, and the degree of prosperity is never seen before by Mu Bai.

As soon as Mu Bai entered the town, he felt that his eyesight was not enough. He never knew that there were such exquisite porcelain, such silky fabrics, and such various people in the world.Ming Yuan led him to stop in front of a sugar maker's stall, threw down a few pennies, and asked the stall owner to make a sugar figure just like Mu Bai.Mu Bai opened his eyes wide and watched the sugar figure's nose and mouth forming little by little, feeling both miraculous and interesting, he liked it so much when he held it in his hand, he couldn't bear to eat it.

The two went round and round, looking east and west, but from the beginning to the end, Mu Bai tightly held onto Ming Yuan's sleeve, no matter how novel things he encountered, he refused to take a step away, like a newborn baby. The chicks stay close to the hen.Ming Yuan guessed that he might be a little scared, so he smiled and held Mu Bai's hand instead.

Although Mu Bai is 12 points curious about this colorful world, but also has 12 points of fear because of the strangeness, now being pulled by Ming Yuan, he feels his hands are warm and dry, and his uneasy heart immediately settles down.Seeing a crowd of people in front of him, he squeezed through out of curiosity. What Ming Yuan usually hates most is places with many people. Seeing Mu Bai's childlike interest today, he also became interested, and followed him into the room. among the crowd.

Mu Bai stood still in the front row, and saw a busker standing in the middle of the circle surrounded by the crowd, followed by a five or six-year-old child, there was a sign at his feet, with three characters of "Shen Xian Suo" written on it, He couldn't help turning his head to ask Ming Yuan: "What is Shenxian Suo?"

Ming Yuan smiled but didn't answer, but saw the busker made a bow, and shouted in a loud voice, "The little old man brought his grandson to Guibao for the first time, and he couldn't go home with enough money. Fortunately, he still has a unique skill, which he will demonstrate here." Show it to the folks and elders, just sigh for Mr. Bo, if you think it looks good, you can reward the little old man with a few big money, if you don't have money, it doesn't matter, if you call it a few times, it's good for you, the little old man is also grateful." Said Finished, took the little doll together and bowed again.

The people around saw that the grandparents and grandchildren were old and young, and they must not be able to perform any special stunts. They also saw that there was only a tattered bamboo box at their feet. They didn't know what was inside, and they were all curious. , shouted together, looking forward to the old man's performance soon.

The old man waited for the applause to subside, then leaned over to open the bamboo box, took out a bunch of rope about tens of feet long, unhurriedly unwrapped a rope end, and threw it into the air with a shake of his hand.Everyone was watching inexplicably, thinking that the rope did not fall, but just hung in mid-air, as if being held by something from above, the surrounding audience were stunned, and all looked up with their necks up. Seeing that the rope kept rising, rising higher and higher, and when the rope in the old man's hand was used up, the end of the rope had already faintly risen to the clouds.

Seeing that the crowd was fascinated, the old man twirled his beard and said with a smile: "If you think it's interesting, please express it." The circle asked for a reward, but many people actually threw copper coins into it.

Walking up to Mu Bai, Mu Bai had no money to give, so he had to look at Ming Yuan pitifully, Ming Yuan smiled, took out a piece of broken silver and threw it into the copper plate, and said to the boy with a smile: "This is my money. I will reward you on behalf of the master next to you." The little boy was so obedient, he made several bows to Mu Bai when he saw this, making Mu Bai's face flushed, but his eyes were full of gratitude when he looked at Ming Yuan.

The old man was also happy to see that the rewards from everyone were quite generous, and he continued: "It's not too difficult if it's just to grow the rope, but it's rare for people to climb the rope and go to the Heavenly Palace."

After hearing this, everyone was amazed again, and a few playful people immediately expressed their willingness to give it a try.But the old man waved his hand and said: "After all, the rope is a soft object, it can't bear the weight of an adult, if you want to go to the sky, I'm afraid you have to find another way, but my little grandson is just right, I can go up there for you."

After saying that, he waved his hand at the little boy, who obediently grabbed the rope, and climbed up with hands and feet together. His body size gradually changed from big to small, disappearing into the clouds.

Everyone was in awe, staring at the rope and whispering, Mu Bai also said to Ming Yuan worriedly: "It's windy in the air, the rope is raised so high, the child won't fall down by accident, right?"

Ming Yuan deliberately sighed and said: "It's not certain...but the fall is small, if the heavenly soldiers and generals find out that mortals have stolen into the heavenly palace, it will be troublesome."

Mu Bai pursed his lips, raised his head and stared at the sky, with a nervous look, Ming Yuan found it funny, he has lived for more than a hundred years, and wandered around in the world, so he has seen people playing with him for a long time This "Shen Xian Suo" trick has various means, and they are all bluffing people. Although this time is especially special, it is not really going to the Heavenly Palace, so there should be no danger.

After half a stick of incense, the surrounding audience gradually became impatient, and someone asked aloud: "Old man, why hasn't your grandson come down?"

The old man looked anxious: "That's my own grandson, the little old man is more anxious than you, but now there is nothing but to wait!"

At this moment, a person pointed to the sky and shouted loudly: "Come down, come down!"

Everyone hurriedly raised their heads again, and saw that the little boy was really climbing down the rope tremblingly.The old man was overjoyed, he loudly reminded his grandson to be careful, clasped his palms together, mumbled some incantations, and the rope started to descend slowly.

The boy's feet finally landed on the ground, and the old man dragged his arms and kept complaining, "Why have you been here for so long? Have you been playing again?"

The little boy said with a smile: "It's not for fun, it's to pick this up." As he spoke, he took out a big peach with a strong fragrance from his bosom.It is still the beginning of spring, and it is the season for peach trees to bloom. The flowering period has not yet ended, so where will there be fruits?Everyone opened their mouths wide in surprise, their eyes fixed on the peach in the boy's hand.

The old man seemed surprised too: "Where did you get it? Could it be the Queen Mother's fairy peach?"

The little boy shook his head: "Grandson doesn't know either, it's just that when he stole into the Heavenly Palace just now, a group of celestial girls in gauze clothes happened to pass by, holding jade plates in their hands, filled with various melons and fruits, grandson was afraid that he would be discovered , just secretly hid aside and watched. Who knew that one of them stumbled, and the peaches on the plate fell out of the plate without even noticing one, so the grandson secretly picked it up and carried it back in his arms."

The old man was overjoyed: "This is really a fairy peach? Let grandpa taste it quickly, maybe you will become a fairy after eating it." He stretched out his hand to take it, but the little boy withdrew his hand, "Grandpa, our grandson's flesh and bones Mortals, eating this fairy peach may not be of any benefit, on the contrary, they will not be able to bear it, how about giving it to the young master who rewarded us with the most money just now, as a reward?" Then he walked in front of Mu Bai, Grinning, he passed the peach with both hands.