A burst of hearty laughter came, and then there was a knock on the door outside "Biluoju".
Qin Huaiyu and Changsun Pingting had no reaction, but Li Zhi couldn't help but frown.
It's not because it's snowy, it's almost dusk, and there are tourists visiting Luoshui, where there are few pedestrians, but because the other party is already standing outside "Bi Luo Ju", and Li Zhi doesn't notice it at all?
This is something that should not be done. You must know that Li Zhi is already at the "Golden Core Stage" of cultivation. If he releases his spiritual consciousness, no disturbance within several miles around him can escape his control.
But now? …
Surprised, surprise, everyone has already arrived at the door, you can't just stay in the room and pretend not to hear, right?
"I don't know where the senior is here? The dishes are prepared, the wine is warm, and the guests are coming. Li Zhi welcomes you. Please step into the hall to say something——"
As he spoke, Li Zhi stretched out his hand and pointed towards the courtyard door, and the door of "Biluoju" opened with a creaking sound.
At the same time, Li Zhi appeared in the courtyard, and Qin Huaiyu and Changsun Pingting naturally got up and followed him.
The door of "Biluoju" opened, and a person stood at the door.
I just heard that the other party called himself "old man". At this moment, it seems that he is not very old, but his dignity is really unflattering.
That is to say, Li Zhi and the three of them are here, and the sky is not completely dark yet. If they suddenly encounter them on the road in the middle of the night, even the timid ones may be frightened.
I saw this person, with an above-average build, wearing a tawny cloth robe, even though it was snowing so hard, he was not wearing a hat, and he was holding a coiled dragon and a flat crutch.
Looking at the face, the complexion is yellow and white, but the eyebrows are very beautiful, the eyes are very big, the nose has two nasal bones, and the ears have three ear holes, a total of six on the left and right.
There are fifteen wrinkles on the forehead, one side is in the shape of the sun, and the other side is in the shape of the moon.
As for age, Li Zhi couldn't tell. It would be okay to say thirty or forty, or eighty or ninety.
"Haha, I've taken the liberty to come here. Your Highness, Prince Jin, is so considerate -"
Li Zhi reported his name openly and openly, and the other party did not show any pretense and directly called out his identity.
"Everyone who comes here is a guest. Senior, please—"
Seeing this person's appearance, Li Zhi naturally knew that this person was an extraordinary person, and he could not yet tell whether he was an enemy or a friend.
"Haha, you're welcome, old man. How long has it been since you had a full meal? I must have a good meal with His Highness Prince Jin today."
Li Zhi gave in politely, but the visitor was not polite. He strode into the hall, sat down directly on the main seat, picked up a roasted brown hare, opened his mouth and started eating.
Seeing him like this, Li Zhi instead sat down opposite the visitor with a smile, took a clean cup, and filled a cup of soju for him.
Li Zhi sat like this, while Qin Huaiyu and Changsun Pingting could only stand behind Li Zhi with their hands down, constantly looking at the uninvited guest with their eyes.
"Well, yes, yes, if you add less salt, the roasted rabbit will taste even more delicious. How about you try this pot of stewed chicken again——"
Three times, five times and two times, the visitor actually ate the whole hare until only a skeleton was left. He clicked his mouth twice and started to attack the pot of chicken stew again.
During this period, he did not forget to drink up the wine glass in front of him, and even waved his hand to signal Li Zhi to continue filling it up for him.
Qin Huaiyu looked a little angry from behind. Just as he was about to go over, he was grabbed by the eldest grandson Pingting beside him.
"Well, it's good, it's good. They say it's delicacies from the mountains and the sea. I've eaten this pheasant and hare, but I haven't tasted the taste of the water. It's a pity, it's a pity..."
The visitor ate a rabbit and a chicken, sipping the soju while still nagging regretfully.
"What's the problem? Senior, please stay here for a while. The pheasant slave will come as soon as you go——"
After speaking, Li Zhi motioned to his eldest grandson Pingting to greet the visitor, but he turned around and walked out of "Bi Luo Ju" with Qin Huaiyu.
"Your Highness, how can you be so groveling? This person's origin is unknown, and he eats and drinks a lot when he comes in. Do you still want to go fishing for him now?"
Seeing Li Zhi leave "Bi Luo Ju" and turn around and go straight to Luoshui, Qin Huaiyu guessed what he wanted to do and complained loudly behind him.
"Haha, Brother Huaiyu, it's just a meal. It's freezing cold here. It's a kind of fate to be able to find this place."
"When a guest has a request, I, as the host, should naturally try my best to satisfy him. What's more, this Ding is an extraordinary person, so I should show my respect to my senior."
While talking, the two of them arrived at Luoshui.
In the middle of winter, Luoshui is no longer as magnificent as it is in summer, but the water surface can still extend for many miles.
It's just that it's freezing cold, the Luo River is covered with thick ice, and it's snowing all over the sky. Where are the fishermen?
Li Zhi stopped and used his "Breaking Golden Eyes" to quickly discover the hidden fish in Luoshui through the thick ice.
The lazy carps swam carefree there, without any awareness of impending disaster.
Li Zhi locked his eyes on two of the plump fat carps. He visually determined that each one weighed at least ten kilograms. He secretly used the "Cangming Jue" to fill his eyes with true energy, and two golden lights shined directly on the hidden fish at the bottom of the ice.
The ice surface cracked rapidly. As soon as Li Zhi raised his hand, the two locked carps had been taken into his hands.
"Haha, Brother Huaiyu, I'll have to see you show off your skills when we get back. This one will be roasted directly, and the other one will be stewed."
Li Zhi casually threw the two carps to Qin Huaiyu aside, turned around and went back, leaving Qin Huaiyu in a panic.
...
"Oh my, Your Highness Prince Jin, are you too polite? I feel a little embarrassed. Eat, eat, eat. You're welcome. Please use your chopsticks -"
He said he was embarrassed, but he didn't delay the movements of his hands at all.
With the chopsticks, he moved quickly, three times and two times, and the entire grilled fish was pulled down to the point where the fish bones were visible.
"Here, help me, turn this fish over -"
Before he could finish swallowing the fish in his mouth, the visitor began to direct Li Zhi again.
Li Zhi was still not angry. He smiled and accepted the visitor's instructions. He even stood up and waited for the visitor to finish the whole grilled fish.
"Senior, would you like to try the stewed fish in the pot again? I specially put a pound of tofu in it. The stewed carp is also very delicious."
After filling the empty cup in front of the visitor again, Li Zhi took the initiative to ask.
"belch--"
The visitor gave a long burp and patted his belly exaggeratedly.
"I'm full and can't eat any more. This grilled fish is moderately salty and can be taught to a kid!"
The visitor first praised Qin Huaiyu, who looked resentful, and then said to Li Zhi.
"Your Highness Prince Jin, this old man has another problem. Once he is full, he has to find a place to sleep. Do you think it is convenient for him to find a bed here?"
He was asking, but the man had already stood up and picked up the Panlong Pianguai leaning on the side.
"The pheasant slave didn't think carefully. If senior doesn't mind, how about sleeping in the room below? I don't come here much on weekdays, and the bedding is still clean."
Li Zhi walked to the door first and pushed open the ajar door, letting in a breath of cold air.
"I don't mind, I don't mind, ha - I'm so sleepy -"
The visitor took Panlong Bianguai and followed Li Zhi out.
"Sister Pingting, why don't you say a word? This person is so rude. How can Your Highness really tolerate this cowardice?"
Li Zhi took the visitor to the bedroom to rest. Looking at the half table of rabbit bones, chicken bones and fish bones, Qin Huaiyu couldn't bear it anymore.
"You idiot, where did your usual cleverness go? Do you think His Highness is not as smart as you, so he would be respectful to a person of unknown origin for no reason?"
"You and I are both innate and above. Can you possibly see the depth of this person? Although I can't see through this person, I think his level should be far higher than Zhenren Sun."
As Changsun Pingting spoke, her eyes wished for two golden lights to shine out.
The experience she had experienced in just over a year in the past was more exciting than the years of hard training in her master's sect.
Not only did he break through the innate realm, but he also achieved half-step to the realm of the gods. Now with the "Five Animals Play" presented by His Highness King Jin, there is great hope for him to break through to the realm of the realm or even higher.
From "Ambergris" to "Five Animals", from Sun Simiao to this strange man with a very different appearance in front of her, Changsun Pingting felt that as long as she followed His Highness the King of Jin, there would always be adventures of one kind or another.
Therefore, no matter how excessive Li Zhi's behavior is, it is reasonable in her eyes. If she encounters something that she cannot understand, it must be that she has not been able to figure it out yet.
There was nothing to say all night, and it was dawn the next day.
The heavy snow in the sky miraculously stopped. Li Zhi and others had already gotten up a long time ago, but the strange man who came yesterday was still lying high in the dormitory.
Taking advantage of this gap, Li Zhi ordered people to go to the best restaurant in Luoyang City, ordered a table of top-notch banquets, and quickly sent them to "Bi Luo Ju".
"Well, it smells so good! - His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, you are so polite that even this old man is reluctant to leave, hahaha -"
As soon as the banquet was set down, the strange man from yesterday immediately appeared in front of him.
"Everyone, please sit down, please sit down. Your Highness, Prince Jin, your rules here are too big. These two little babies don't even dare to sit down?"
Maybe it was because he hadn't finished digesting what he ate last night, but the weirdo didn't rush to eat. Instead, he picked on Qin Huaiyu and Changsun Pingting who were standing aside.
"Haha, what senior is saying is that when we meet by chance, there is no need to be polite. Senior doesn't need to call me 'His Royal Highness, Prince of Jin' one after another. You can just call me 'Pheasant Slave'."
"Brother Huaiyu, Miss Pingting, since senior has a destiny, you should also sit down together and have a few drinks with senior."
Originally, Qin Huaiyu and Changsun Pingting had no "rules" to speak of in Li Zhi's place, but this weirdo took the main seat as soon as he arrived, and Li Zhi was already sitting sideways, so it was naturally difficult for them to sit down again.
Now, the weirdo still took the main seat politely, but Li Zhi quietly took the seat with his hands down, and Qin Huaiyu and Changsun Pingting took their seats in turn.
The meal was quite peaceful. Several people kept changing glasses, and Li Zhi was attentively serving the person with wine and food.
"Haha, I came from somewhere else. As soon as I entered Henan Road, I could hear the good deeds of His Highness Prince Jin everywhere, so I got curious and took a detour to Luoyang to see what happened."
"After meeting His Royal Highness Prince Jin, I became really scared—"
The weirdo drank three glasses of wine in a row, as if he was drinking to cope with his inner "panic" as he said.
"Oh, senior, what do you mean by this? Is there anything that Pheasant Slave can't do? If it's Pheasant Slave's fault, it doesn't matter, senior. Knowing your mistakes can make a lot of improvements."
After hearing what the weirdo said, Li Zhi also put down the wine glass in his hand and sat upright.
"No, it's not the fault of His Highness Prince Jin. It's really fate. Hey, who among us can control fate?"
Suddenly, the weirdo's whole expression became a little lonely, as if he remembered something sad.
"Does His Highness King Jin know his own destiny?"
For a long time, the weirdo turned and stared at Li Zhi, as if he could see through Li Zhi at a glance.
"What if you know, so what if you don't know? Life is between heaven and earth. As long as you walk uprightly, behave appropriately, and look up to heaven and earth, you will receive praise and criticism."
In the original "history", he naturally knew very well what kind of fate Li Zhi had. Now, although he is no longer the Tang Dynasty he was familiar with, he has inexplicably gained a lot of abilities. What else does he have to fear? of?
"'Look up to heaven and earth, and praise and criticize yourself in spring and autumn'? I didn't expect His Highness the King of Jin to still believe in the teachings of that boy Meng Ke. Back then, that boy once said, 'You should look up to heaven, and you should not bow down to others.' It is the same as today. It’s exactly what His Highness King Jin said.”
"Forget it, since I have let this old man run into me, and I have eaten two meals for His Highness in vain, I have to show some sincerity. I will occupy the three of you for seven days. We can only talk about the rest later."
Li Zhi and the others were confused when they heard this, and were trying to figure out what the weirdo was up to.
The weird man flicked his sleeves, and all the remaining seats, tables and chairs were gone, and even the roof and walls of the dining hall were gone.
The surroundings are shrouded in a cloud of auspiciousness, seemingly isolated from the outside world, or have they already left the bank of Luoshui?
Immediately afterwards, the strange man was seen moving back three feet out of thin air, slightly taller than the three of them, sitting cross-legged on a water and fire futon, slightly closing his eyes, and making sounds from his mouth.
Auspicious clouds lingered, purple air filled the air, and there seemed to be singing from ancient times.
"Destined or not, it's fate when we meet. The past is like a passing cloud. The emperor's pawn, the dust of heaven and earth, free and inactive, why is there nothing?"
"I will be preaching here for seven days. How much you can understand depends entirely on your own destiny."
After the man finished speaking, he stopped talking, but the voices of singing kept coming to the ears of Li Zhi and the others.
"The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. The name can be named, but it is not named.
Nameless, the beginning of heaven and earth; Named, the mother of all things.
Therefore, always have no desire in order to observe its wonderfulness; always have desire in order to observe its pleasure.
The two have the same origin but different names. They are both called xuan, and xuan is xuan again. They are the door to all mysteries.
…
Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs.
The saint is unkind and treats the common people as stupid dogs.
Between heaven and earth, is it still like a quarrel?
Virtual and unyielding, moving and out.
It is better to keep the center than to talk too much.
…
The sage does not accumulate. Since he thinks that others and himself have more, he has given more to others and himself.
The way of heaven is beneficial but not harmful.
The way of a saint is to work without fighting. "
…
Five thousand words are eloquently written, covering the wonderful meaning of the three mysteries and three essentials.
As soon as the man started talking, Li Zhi knew what it was. After all, in the era of information explosion in later generations, he would be more or less exposed to it.
Just because he knew what it was, his originally somewhat speculative mood turned into surprise.
Fortunately, he also knew that this was a rare opportunity. As for why it happened to him, it seemed that it was not a question that should be considered now.
Li Zhi hurriedly gathered his mind and carefully understood the meaning of the man's words, and the strange little gun that had been silent for a long time in his body also woke up at this moment.
Listening to the voice coming from Li Zhi's ear, this strange little gun seemed to be deep in thought?
How could the content of this voice be so familiar?
who I am?
Where am I from?
And the soybean-sized "Yin Yang Pill" in the dantian also started to rotate at a high speed, spinning faster and faster, and getting bigger and bigger.
At first it was the size of a soybean, then it became the size of a chicken, then it was like an apple, then it was like a watermelon...
Li Zhi's Dantian was almost filled with the expanded "Yin Yang Pill". The strange little gun seemed to curl his lips helplessly and reluctantly left the Dantian and entered the sea of consciousness.
But the "Yin Yang Pill" seemed not to be satisfied, and followed closely by the strange little gun, which also broke into the sea of consciousness.
Li Zhi's sea of consciousness is also constantly expanding. It used to be the size of a room, but now it has expanded to ten feet square, enough to accommodate the weird little gun and the ever-expanding "Yin Yang Pill".
As the man kept singing, something strange happened again. The sun and moon appeared above Li Zhi's head at the same time?
One yellow and one white, one hot and one cool, the two rays of light shine directly on Li Zhi's sea of consciousness. To be precise, they shine directly on the "Yin Yang Pill" in the sea of consciousness.
The "Yin Yang Pill" rotated faster, so fast that Li Zhi felt dizzy when looking inside.
Suddenly, the "Yin Yang Pill" split into two, with the left side pure black and the right side pure white.
And it's no longer like a pill, maybe, it seems, it seems more like two children with their eyes closed?
