Ninety thousand miles of wind

Lin Feng Qu

一

Under the flowing water corridor.

Several knots of green bamboo support a ray of clear spring falling from the cliff, leading to the corridor in the courtyard, and then dripping down along the blue tiles—even under the scorching sun in summer, it also produces a little bit of coolness.

There are two people standing facing each other in the court, both of them are tightly bound, one is holding a sword and clasping three white stones in his left hand, and the other has both hands hanging down, showing nothing.On the porch, there were two other people sitting at a square table, each holding tea, as if they were only waiting for the outcome of this competition.

However, the two people in the court stood still in the dripping water of the court.

"If this continues, they want to wait until the sun goes down?"

Taking a sip of tea, one of the two watching the battle chatted leisurely.

"Since senior has nothing else to do, why bother to care about this little time?"

"Although it's nothing important, I originally brought Xiao Zhou here to play in the mountains and rivers. Who knew that I would meet you?" The cover suddenly rotated out, heading towards the middle of the two.

This moment was like pouring a drop of ice water into boiling oil, and the illusion of calm was instantly shattered—countless hidden weapons, intertwined and spinning like a four-sided net, covered the sword-wielding person overwhelmingly.And the man in white did not retreat but advanced, his toes touched the ground like a white line, between the extremely tight hidden weapons, he forcibly split a path with a long sword like a rainbow in his hand.

And how could the Artifact Master on the other side ask him to get close easily?Since he paused on his toes, he also jumped straight back, and the iron lotus seeds, locusts, stones, money darts, flying knives and sleeve arrows flowed out of his hands, but the layers were not chaotic at all, as if he had thousands of hands.

But in Ruyu's hidden weapon, the three white stones in the swordsman's hand also came out one after another, chasing back and forth in a line, "ding dong" three times, knocked away the three iron lotus seeds rushing straight - and the swordsman's feet were even more powerful, Unexpectedly, the three white stones were chasing after him, and in an instant, they came straight, the tip of the sword pointed directly at the opponent's throat.But at this time, it just so happened that the old Qi of the Master of Artifacts had been cut off and the new Qi had not been regenerated, so he fell into the water curtain under the eaves.It just so happened that the falling water droplets formed into small ice beads due to the shock of the icy sword energy, rubbing against the Ming Artifact Master's ear and pulling out a line of blood.

In the end, the Artifact Master stood still, sighed, and said, "As expected of being City Lord Zhou."

The opposite swordsman also put away his sword, arched his hands, and simply said two words: "Concession."

Among the two watching the battle, the one who threw the lid of the teacup shouted hello first, and then looked at the people around him and said, "Let's say yes first, I won't end. Fighting swordsmen with swordsmanship is too exhausting, so don't do it. "

"It's okay if senior doesn't say so, but if I say so, I really want to compete with senior." But I didn't expect that the seemingly calm swordsman would also see his tricks, as if he really wanted to excite the man The end is mediocre.The man had no choice but to wave his hand and said, "Xiao Zhou, Xiao Zhou, let's go, this Baihua Valley doesn't know how to welcome guests."

——These two people are naturally Ye Xiu and Zhou Zekai.They traveled all the way to Dali, and they were seen by the disciples of Baihua Valley, they naturally invited them to the valley as if facing a big enemy, because Feng Zouyuan received them.This time, Zhou Zekai's easy-going temperament was fine, but Ye Xiu had an expression of "We are traveling around, who wants to compete with you?", wishing he could run away immediately.

Seeing him like this, Yu Feng and Zou Yuan really didn't want to be serious with him, so he walked to the front hall where a banquet was set up, so he might as well move.So the four of them walked towards the front hall while talking.

two

——At this moment, another ten years have passed since Jianmu was born on the top of Huashan Mountain, and the Northwest War has also ceased.Even the imperial court and the Jianghu became at odds after Xiao Shiqin's incident. Although there were turbulent undercurrents in private, coupled with the scheming of people with good intentions, the quarrel behind the scenes would not be brought to light.

"—In my humble opinion, the headmaster of Lei Ting also took a wrong step back then, and ended up losing everything in the end." After drinking for three rounds, Yu Feng also opened his mouth with some emotion, "If it wasn't for his support The king of England entered the Ministry of Industry and created a precedent for people from the rivers and lakes to join the officialdom, and I am afraid that there will be no such story of robbing the court later."

"That's not the case." Ye Xiu put down his wine cup - after ten years, his capacity for drinking has finally become better than before, "At that time, the two factions in the court were fighting openly and covertly. For the rest, I am afraid that the old Wind Howl Excellent Era will suffer some twists and turns."

"I'm afraid that senior's younger brother also got involved in it?" Zou Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked.

Ye Xiu laughed, "My big brother doesn't even know what that kid did."

At this moment, Zhou Zekai rarely said, "Toast to both of you."

Yu and Zou knew that this meant that they did not want to discuss this topic further.In fact, since the turmoil subsided, the top ten sects of that year had more or less ties to the imperial court, except that Void returned to the ghost world and was replaced by the newborn Excellent Era.Needless to say, Lanyu Pavilion in Lingnan, Baihuagu itself is inextricably involved with the Dali clan, and even Tyranny, who has always been stubborn to the end, has done a good job in the water transportation of the Escort Bureau in recent years.It's just that the balance of the imperial court always seems to be wobbly - Yu Feng pondered for a moment, and then said: "If things go on like this, what will happen?"

"Who will say what will happen in ten years' time?" Ye Xiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Just keep the original intention."

Yu Feng and Zou Yuan looked at each other, then laughed to themselves, and said: "For the sake of senior, I should make it clear. Please."

"...Are you trying to get me drunk?" Ye Xiu hurriedly wanted to hide, but Zhou Zekai just took his wine cup with one hand: "—I drank it on behalf of the senior." He said without hesitation, and raised his head Then it was done.

The two of Baihuagu were taken aback for a moment, but they followed suit. For some reason, they felt that there was something subtly wrong.Ye Xiu yelled again: "I see, Xiao Zou, you think you can't beat Xiao Zhou, so you want to win back at the wine table?"

Zou Yuan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Where is that..." But he knew in his heart that he wanted to pour you down, but Zhou Zekai stopped him—City Lord Zhou is really too kind to stop drinking for someone like Ye Buxiu.

Yu Feng changed the topic again: "Speaking of which, the time when senior was in Tyranny, it was really difficult for me to hide it from me."

"I don't specialize in shield swords, how did the fight with you teach you to suffer?"

"If you know it's a senior, Yu will definitely pay attention to it." Yu Feng said, with a three-point murderous look.

Ye Xiu clicked his tongue: "Yu Feng, you are stubborn, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, why haven't you cultivated your temperament? Fighting and killing every day, how decent it is."

"Isn't it because Huashan Sword Discourse has stopped for nearly seven or eight years, and only two or three strange beasts practiced their hands in a year." Yu Feng said, "If this continues, I always feel that the bones of this body are going to rust."

"That's not true." Zou Yuan also said, "Now I'm talking about the grand occasion of the Huashan sword test with the juniors in Guzhong, and both of them are very happy."

Zhou Zekai listened, and suddenly said: "—why don't you reopen it?"

"Restart the sword test?" Yu Feng and Zou Yuan said in unison, although they were surprised, they couldn't hide their eagerness to try.

Ye Xiu laughed: "That said, it's been a long time since I've had a fight with that guy, Old Han. I'm afraid his old bones have been blunted too?" As he spoke, he looked for a talisman in his bosom, and pulled out a piece of paper. He asked again, "Is there any ink?"

Yu Feng was also taken aback: "Just write what you say?"

"Of course. Bring the pen and ink, hurry up."

"...Senior is so happy about the sword test, but he has the nerve to teach me how to cultivate my character?" Yu Feng said half-truthfully, but also called his servants to fetch pens and ink.

"You don't understand now." Ye Xiu seemed to be joking, but at the same time seemed very serious, "Private discussions between friends are more or less like a game, so you can't be serious. If you really want to put your heart and soul into each other Do your best without leaving any regrets—this kind of opportunity, you will never have the opportunity in your life, how can you not stay on Huashan?"

After saying this, Zhou Zekai blushed for some reason.Yu Feng smiled slightly, and said: "It would be the best if I can ask seniors for advice on the Huashan sword test. I'm afraid that when the time comes, there will be Tyranny Han Wenqing in front, and Blue Rain and Huang Shaotian in the back. I'm afraid seniors won't be able to get away. Fight this with me."

Ye Xiu buried his head in writing and said, "Open your eyes, haven't you ever thought of picking Zhang Jiale and his old partner Sun Zheping to see which one is more powerful?"

"...Senior, you have ulterior motives..." Zou Yuan couldn't help protesting.

"No way." The presence of the old god Ye Xiu actually meant that he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic.But at this time Zhou Zekai said: "Senior is... mine."

In an instant, the three of them couldn't help staring at Zhou Zekai, but seeing that the face of the Lord of Samsara was already dyed red, even their eyes were a little distracted.Ye Xiu was also taken aback, and said, "Yu Feng, what kind of wine are you getting?"

"It's my Hundred Flowers Brew in the Valley..." Yu Feng didn't know what was going on with the current situation. After all, Zou Yuan had been in the Hundred Flowers Valley for a longer time, so he explained:

"This situation has happened before. The elder said that Baihua Niang is very picky, and it has nothing to do with the amount of alcohol. Even those who can drink a jar of Beidi burning knives will get drunk in an instant because of this Baihua Niang."

"I was the first one to hit you." Zhou Zekai didn't know what the three of them were talking about, so he murmured and reached out to grab Ye Xiu, "I promise."

Ye Xiu laughed twice, and hurriedly pulled Zhou Zekai up: "This guy is drunk, I'll take him to rest." He couldn't help but drag him to the place where the two of them were staying.

Yu Feng and Zou Yuan looked at each other, both felt that something was wrong, and couldn't tell what was wrong, so they simply put it aside and didn't think about it.

three

After all, he pulled Zhou Zekai, who became extremely clingy after drunk, into the room. Ye Xiu finally heaved a sigh of relief, and let the other party stretch out his arms to hug him: "...you, this is the problem when you get drunk."

Zhou Zekai buried his face on Ye Xiu and said in a low voice, "If you don't, you will leave."

Ye Xiu also knew that he was in Xingxin and Zhou Zekai was in reincarnation these years, and the two always stayed together less often.Even though the two of them walked across the rivers and mountains in their spare time, they still had a regret. ——It’s just that Zhou Zekai never said it, and Ye Xiu thought he never cared.

until today.

Ye Xiu suddenly felt something sour in his heart, put his arms around Zhou Zekai, and said, "I won't leave."

"...That time, I was scared to death." The drunk Zhou Zekai didn't seem to hear it, and just continued intermittently, "That time under the city of reincarnation... I thought you would not come back in time."

Ye Xiu stretched out his hand to caress Zhou Zekai's back, and the sound of the metal and iron fighting that day seemed to echo in his ears: "How can it be. I must come back no matter what. If you want to talk seriously, you still startled me just the same. I told you not to go down to the city, and even followed us out of the city..."

"Where you want to go," Zhou Zekai straightened up suddenly, as if he was not drunk at all, and fixed his eyes on Ye Xiu, "Even if there are thousands of troops, I will definitely follow. I thought, you knew this earlier."

Ye Xiu also looked back, and smiled after a while: "If you didn't talk so much in one breath, I really thought you weren't drunk."

Zhou Zekai blinked, obviously still in a daze, staggered and put his arms around the man again, saying, "Don't go."

"Yeah." Ye Xiu smiled slightly, and suddenly said in Zhou Zekai's ear, "——If you defeat me in the Huashan sword test this time, I will resign as the owner of Xingxin Villa and go to Samsara City to marry, how about it? "

This was actually bullying Zhou Zekai when he was drunk.However, Zhou Zekai held him tightly, and he didn't know how much he listened to, so he nodded emphatically: "Who is lying..."

"Who's a puppy. But you have to beat me—I won't let you down, Xiao Zhou."

"...There is no need to put water."

Zhou Zekai seemed a little angry.Ye Xiu just laughed, and continued to lead him into a drunken conversation, saying that it was getting dark, and they just fell asleep together.

Zhou Zekai somehow woke up in the middle of the night.He stared at the curtain for a long time before he vaguely remembered what happened before, and turned to look at the man beside him.Ye Xiuxiu slept on his back, half of his hands and feet were on his body.Zhou Zekai simply turned around and hugged Ye Xiu from behind.

Sorry, senior.Zhou Zekai thought, - even if I get drunk, I won't forget this sentence.

The sleeping man seemed to have sensed something, and shrank slightly, before being pulled back patiently and resolutely by Zhou Zekai.

——This year's Huashan Sword Trial, you can wait for me.

four

The two got up the next day, calculated their itinerary, and then bid farewell to Yu Feng and Zou Yuan.Unexpectedly, in the front hall, it was Yu Feng who spoke first: "Senior, I know you are eager to go on the road, but there is an old acquaintance here, why don't you go and meet him?"

Ye Xiu was startled: "Old acquaintance?"

"Senior is so forgetful. When Master Beiqiao traveled thousands of miles to Dali, he was able to count on the help of senior on the way. Don't you want to meet him?"

When Ye Xiu was told this, he also remembered the Bodhidharma person who was protected by Zhang Jiale back then, and couldn't help but respectfully said: "I should ask the master for advice."

Zhou Zekai also heard Ye Xiu tell the story of the past, so he nodded at this time.

So the four of them left Baihua Valley and rode to a monastery on the outskirts of Dali.The founding of Dali was originally based on Buddhism, and Zhou Ye and his wife saw the prosperity of the temple all the way. However, this temple is extremely simple, but the believers on the road don't know how many people are there, and they all go to the temple.Yu Feng asked for a while, only to realize that this day coincides with the meeting, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: "Forgive me, senior, I didn't expect to meet such an inconvenience."

"It's okay, we've been fighting for a long time, and it's good to listen to the lectures." Ye Xiu waved his hands disapprovingly.So the four of them got off their horses and squeezed into the courtyard with the believers. They saw all the people clasping their hands in reverence, surrounding an old monk in gray on the platform in the middle.The old monk said slowly: "What is Prajna? Prajna means common wisdom. If in all places and at all times, one's thoughts are farther than foolishness and can always practice wisdom, that is Prajna practice."*

At this time, I heard a person below ask: "How to practice wisdom regularly? We are ordinary people, and we cannot be enlightened. I still hope that the master will show us the way."

The old monk smiled peacefully, raised his head and looked in the direction of Ye Xiu and Zhou Zekai: "I came from Zhongzhou in the past, and I also encountered difficulties and obstacles, and my heart was full of stupid thoughts and confusion. At that time, a man talked to me about the Buddha's intention to come to the west, saying : The only intention is to go forward. The sword is added to the body, and thousands of people point at it. Only this one-hearted attachment is to move forward. Ordinary people say, what is the difference when I say Prajna? It is just to understand the tranquility of the mind and see the original mind. "

Hearing this, Zhou Zekai pulled Ye Xiu, seeing his meaning clearly in his eyes—I didn't expect you to flirt with others like this?

Ye Xiu said without the slightest bit of shame: "How do I understand Buddhism? At that time, I was just telling the truth. The master saw that I had a good eye, it was luck."

Zhou Zekai thought for a moment, then reached out and took his hand.

Ye Xiu was slightly surprised and turned his head away.But seeing Zhou Zekai's face turned reddish, he said, "It's just from the heart."

The corners of Ye Xiu's mouth twitched slightly, only to hear the people in the audience ask questions again, and Master Beiqiao answered them one by one—the sutras only sounded from far and near, and they couldn't beat the slowness between the heartbeat and the clasping hands of the people around him. Slowly climb up the heat.

They have walked side by side for many years, and they will go farther and farther side by side in the future.No matter how vast the world is and how difficult life is, only this thing has never changed.

"Don't worry." Ye Xiu said, narrowing his eyes slightly because of the scorching summer sun, and clenched his hands even tighter, "I'm right here."

At that moment, the sky was blue and the wind was just right, and a village boy's shepherd's flute was heard from afar, mixing the human fireworks and Sanskrit singing together, and slowly swayed in the scorching sun of early summer.

[end]

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*Pan Sutra