They sent the old man out and watched him leave. Ren Qing stood at the intersection, lowered his head and thought for a while, then hurried to the room where he was just now, picked up the letter and read it carefully again.
There are not many words written in the letter, and there is nothing special about it. It is just like an ordinary letter of introduction, but the signature seal makes it extraordinary.
Putting down the letter, Ren Qing closed his eyes slightly and slowly turned towards the Qinling Mountains outside the window. Then he opened his eyes and said to himself: "Nestorian? What are they doing here at this time? And Xiao Han, why did you leave so accurately? They just If you are going to come, will you leave first?"
I can't think clearly, at least from now on it seems like a simple coincidence! Ren Qing stood there thinking for a while, but this was not his strong point. In the end, he could only shake his head and put the letter away, waiting for Xiao Han to come back and ask him directly.
Ren Qing may not know that the same question was also raised by the old man's servant.
The old man who had walked far away stopped, looked back at the rice fields from a distance, and calmly said to the servant beside him: "Don't think too much, maybe it's just the wrong time. We will see you next time!"
"But Taoism..." The servant wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by the old man waving his hand.
Touching the cross in his clothes, the old man said to the servant with sincerity: "Jing Jing, don't try to compete with Taoism! It can be seen from the pioneers' several trials in Chang'an that their position here is unshakable! We want to To spread the glory of God to all living beings, we don’t have to fight against them! Now, recruiting upper-level personnel to join us is our top priority.”
The old man finished speaking seriously. Although the servant looked a little reluctant, he still clasped his hands together and made a very strange etiquette: "Yes, Father..."
The old man looked at this handsome young man who looked more like a disciple than a servant, and sighed slightly: "Jing Jing, you have to remember: only with a broad mind can you be successful! The reason why you have not officially joined the religion is because you are enlightened enough. , but your xinxing is not enough. I will take you out this time, hoping that thousands of mountains and rivers will temper your character. When your xinxing is tempered, it will be the time for you to officially join the religion."
"Disciple, please remember this!"
"Oh, let's go. Living in this world is like being among thorns. If the heart is not moving, people will not move rashly. If they don't move, they will not be hurt. If the heart is beating, people will be moving rashly, hurting their bodies and hurting their bones."
"Father, what you said seems to be the Zen language of Buddhism..."
"Stupid! The true God's will is infinite, and he can teach all sentient beings no matter how small they are. The principles of Buddhism are now accepted by people, so naturally we can use them too!"
"This...disciple is taught."
Jing Jing couldn't help but sigh after taking a secret look at the priest, whose face was not red and whose heart was not beating. Following such a master who is sometimes serious and sometimes rogue, he doesn't know whether it will be good or bad for his future. But there is no right or wrong path in the world. As long as you are willing to go on, you will see hope one day.
In the endless Qinling Mountains to the north, Sun Simiao and his party, who had not been up the mountain for too long, were resting in the forest.
In an environment like the Qinling Mountains, it would be foolish to use up all your strength at once. So they must take frequent breaks to maintain their energy.
For some reason, Xiao Han has been particularly excited since he came to Qinling! The level of excitement could only be matched by Xiaoqi, the dog in the team, so much so that even Xiaodong and Lengzi were particularly surprised, wondering what evil had happened to their own Marquis.
After forcing himself to sit down and following the example of the others to eat and drink some water, Xiao Han turned his head like clockwork again.
But this really can't be blamed on him. His impression of the primeval forest has always been that of the Amazon river on TV.
There are overgrown weeds, venomous snakes everywhere, and mosquitoes that cover the sky. Anyway, it's the kind of feeling that if you throw someone in, you will never survive a day.
But when he actually entered the forest, he realized that the forest was much cleaner than he had imagined.
There is grass on the ground, but it is not as tall as it grows in the wasteland outside! The lush canopy above the head blocks all sunlight. Without sunlight, weeds cannot grow at all. Instead, many shade-loving plants are everywhere.
After seeing a plant with small light blue flowers, Xiao Han turned his head and suddenly discovered that there was a mushroom under the tree not far away! At this moment, he became energetic. He got up from the ground and took the fool with him to pick mushrooms.
Xiao Han quickly ran to the bottom of the big tree. When he saw a lot of mushrooms behind the tree, his eyes widened. He rushed up and pulled them out! Chinese people always love free food!
But come on, Xiao Han Elementary School's natural science class was not in vain. I don’t want those beautiful and attractive mushrooms under the tree, only the gray and ugly ones!
The idiot came out of nowhere happily holding a mushroom that was bigger than the washbasin. When Xiao Han saw it, it was as if he had seen a ghost. He backed away and scolded him until the fool reluctantly threw it away.
He carefully approached and kicked this huge mushroom away. Xiao Han then glared at Lengzi fiercely. He wanted to drink mushroom soup, not poisonous mushroom soup! Look at what you picked, these are the mushrooms that are of high quality, safe and pollution-free!
Thinking that he could drink mushroom soup picked by himself at noon, Xiao Han couldn't help but drool. Let the fool put his clothes in his pockets, put all the mushrooms he picked on his clothes, stagger back, and then throw them all into the medicine basket, waiting to finally make the soup.
Xiao was still complacent, but Sun Simiao next to him glanced in and frowned.
"Xiao Han, what are you picking these mushrooms for?"
"Eat? What else?"
"But these are poisonous, how can you pick them back together?"
"Huh? How could these... be poisonous?"
Xiao Han's eyes widened as he watched Sun Simiao dig out a few ordinary-looking mushrooms from the medicine basket. He really couldn't figure out how these mushrooms could be poisonous? It’s so different from the poisonous mushrooms in my impression!
"What do you mean it's impossible? As far as I know, they are not only poisonous, but also very toxic!" As soon as Sun Simiao looked at Xiao Han's appearance, he knew that he couldn't tell which mushrooms were poisonous and which were not. Thinking that if he hadn't accidentally looked through them, he might have eaten them at noon, Sun Simiao felt a chill in his heart.
Carefully put these poisonous mushrooms on the ground one by one, and wait until Xiao Han and others came together to take a look. Sun Simiao then looked at these people and said seriously: "Everyone, there are dangers everywhere in the Qinling Mountains! The visible ones are fine, but it is the invisible dangers that are fatal! From now on, I hope that everyone is not allowed to eat indiscriminately. There are wild fruits and vegetables inside! And if you encounter wild beasts, you are not allowed to attack them at will as long as it does not hinder your own safety. Many wild beasts here are vengeful!"
"Here!"
After Sun Simiao finished speaking, four people, A, A and A, responded in unison! Xiao Han, Xiaodong and the other three also nodded in fear. Only the silly Xiao Qi was still staring at the mushrooms on the ground eager to try them, as if he wanted to taste the poisonous mushrooms.
(ps: 1 Jingmen is a real organization that is based on Christianity, but incorporates many elements of Buddhism. They do not have a church, and use temples as places of worship. The most mysterious thing is their way of joining the religion. It has never been known to outsiders, but its followers are all capable people with great influence. During the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin personally met with the Nestorian leader and allowed him to preach.)
(ps: 2. The poisonous mushroom thing is true. Friends, please don’t believe that poisonous mushrooms are all beautiful! In the wild, many highly poisonous mushrooms look very similar to household edible mushrooms! For example, there are two types of angels of death and angels of destruction. Just by hearing the name, you can tell how powerful they are, and there is no antidote for mushroom toxins. Even if it can be cured, it will take a long time to heal. Please be careful, friends, and never eat mushrooms you don’t know or are unsure about)
